The Final Problem

Posted on April 10, 2023 by JE

This is going to be a tough post to write—no easier because I’ve seen it looming for a while.

Lennie Briscoe, the Great Detective, has gone to investigate the ultimate mystery. His spine gave out last night and we just couldn’t let him suffer any more. There are a lot of cold empty places around the house today that used to be warm and philosophically fuzzy.

Omnia mutantur; nihil interit.

left: a youthful boxer dog poses with a paperback right: an elderly boxer rolls around on the grass. The caption reads DIGNITY... ALWAYS DIGNITY...
Left: in summer 2023, Lennie pretends to read Philosopher or Dog? (He already knew the answer was “Both!”)
Right: in summer 2022 Lennie gives a practical exemplum of his philosophic acumen
by rolling around in the grass like a crazy person.

About JE

James Enge is the author of the World-Fantasy-Award-nominated novel Blood of Ambrose (Pyr, April 2009). His latest book is The Wide World's End. His short fiction has appeared in Black Gate, Tales from the Magician's Skull, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction and elsewhere.
This entry was posted in art, dogs and tagged . Bookmark the permalink.

2 Responses to The Final Problem

  1. Chris S. says:
    April 10, 2023 at 1:45 pm

    I am very sorry for your loss. Lenny Briscoe has brightened many a day for me. I’m sure the Dog Detective is enjoying the Great Mystery.

Comments are closed.