The Singularity of Puppies

Author(s)

Michael Furlong, University of Central FloridaFollow

Keywords

Speculative fiction; Horror fiction; Puppies; 1970s; Star Wars; Fredric Brown; Talking Animals; DeLand; Florida; Jimmy Carter; Nuclear War

Abstract

The Singularity of Puppies is an unsettling short story set in 1978 in DeLand, Florida. The story concerns the relationship between eight-year-old Joey Brown and his puppy, Fredrick Brown. The story was originally published in The Fantastique Unfettered #3. The Singularity of Puppies is speculative fiction, and a tribute to Fredric Brown (1906-1972), a science fiction and mystery author.

Date Created

September 2011

STARS Citation

Furlong, Michael, "The Singularity of Puppies" (2011). Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works. 1206. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/ucfscholar/1206

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