"Hello, Zarex? This is Varag, and I've run into a spot of trouble myself. I've lost contact with the Mother Vessel. By the way, would you happen to know how to crack open a walnut?" (Photo by J.M. Hilton)

"It's Friday, and if a new chapter of The Maltese Chew Toy is not on LuLu's blog, my name isn't Madame Butterfly~" (Photo by J.M. Hilton)

Tonight...Sam Spencer meets up with the elusive Brigid again. Will old feelings resurface? Will old kibble? (Photo by J.M. Hilton) To read our current mystery from the beginning, go to 3/06/2007 in our archives~

Catch our incomplete (but exceedingly fascinating) Morey the Mutt series, starting with 13/05/07 in our archives~ (Photo by Beth Javens)

"So how do you -- you know? Do they just dump you out onto the grass, or what?" (Photo by J.M. Hilton)

"Egad! But I'm getting tired of these Queen Mother roles." (Photo by J.M. Hilton)

Opposites attract. (A Study in Neutrals by J.M. Hilton)