In the Pound, Near Breaktime

In the Pound, Near Breaktime

Infobox short story
name = In The Pound, Near Breaktime
author = Kent Brewster
country = United States
language = English
series =
genre = Science fiction short story
published_in = Tomorrow Speculative Fiction
publication_type = magazine
publisher =
media_type =
pub_date = Oct 1995

"In The Pound, Near Breaktime" is a science fiction short story written in 1995 by Kent Brewster. It was nominated for the 1997 Nebula Award for Best Short Story. [ [http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Nebula1997.html The Locus Index to the Nebula Awards: 1997] ]

Plot summary

The story is about a desk clerk who is checking in all the animals that are brought to the pound. It explores the idea of what might happen if unwanted pets, strays and pesky animals were intelligent enough to talk.

Footnotes

External links

* [http://bestsciencefictionstories.com/2008/01/11/in-the-pound-near-breaktime-by-kent-brewster/ In The Pound, Near Breaktime at BestScienceFictionStories.com]


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