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The Alibi Held (Sgt. Puppy's Field Notes, May 25)

Erin Wood
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Today's field note from Sgt. Puppy and the morning watch at Camp Puppy Haven, Vermont.

Typewriter-style note on cream paper, dated 05/25/26. Three paragraphs of monospace text reading: "This is the camp. Camp Puppy Haven, Vermont. Memorial Day. Flags on the green. The black flies don't observe holidays. It was Monday, May 25th. It was warm in Camp Puppy Haven, cool in the shade. We were working the day watch out of Treat Recovery. My partner's Murph. The boss is Captain Mabel. My name's Puppy. A man had turned his back on the grill to wave at a neighbor. When he turned back, a hot dog was gone. Murph hadn't moved. The alibi held." Signed THiNK LiKE A DOG.

This is the camp. Camp Puppy Haven, Vermont. Memorial Day. Flags on the green. The black flies don't observe holidays.

It was Monday, May 25th. It was warm in Camp Puppy Haven, cool in the shade. We were working the day watch out of Treat Recovery. My partner's Murph. The boss is Captain Mabel. My name's Puppy.

A man had turned his back on the grill to wave at a neighbor. When he turned back, a hot dog was gone. Murph hadn't moved. The alibi held.


Sgt. Puppy's Field Notes are published most weekday mornings.

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