Fork It

Posted September 28, 2024 by Elise in Blackwood, Short stories / 0 Comments

I'm Elise, the queen of procrastination. Scrolling through social media is my nemesis.
 
Anyhow, I sat down one not-so-sunny Thursday in September to write a little more on Blind Luck, looked something up, got distracted (as usual), and found myself on Facebook.
 
Liel popped up in my feed.
 
 
I've spent a fair bit of time in Egypt, mostly in Dahab, and in Dahab, dogs are treated pretty well. There's a local charity that takes care of them, and a lot of foreigners who like to adopt street dogs and get upset if they see them harmed.
 
But it's different in Cairo 🙁 Liel fell off a balcony and broke several bones. He's been managing without treatment for months, but now a small charity, Four Paws One Heart Rescue, has taken him in so he can get the veterinary care he needs. I've paid for his surgery, but he still needs boarding at £5 per day until he recovers.
 

 
Asking people to donate money always makes me feel uncomfortable, so I thought I'd try something different. I spent the afternoon writing a short Blackwood story, one that I've had in my mind for ages, ever since I wrote the “fork” conversation between Emmy and Dan in Chapter 37 of White Hot. It's called Fork It 🍴
 
 
If anyone donates £5 or more towards Liel's recovery, I'll send you a few words from Emmy as a bonus 😊
 
Donations can be made via the Four Paws One Heart website: www.fourpawsoneheart.org
 
Just email me your receipt on elise (at) elise-noble.com, and I'll send a BookFunnal download link.
 
You can find out more about Four Paws One Heart on their Facebook page.

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