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Dex Fernandez

Dexter Fernandez is a former police officer, journalist, and DJ who now works in the communications department of a California state agency and also as the personal staff assistant to a pair of cats. Writing is his drug of choice.

The Decent Thing

Squirrel died in the snow. I heard the shot and came running. I found him gurgling and clutching his throat. He'd been hit right in the throat, right above the breastplate of his armor. He was looking at me, pawing the dirty snow with his free hand, and I knew right then he was…