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IN THE NEWEST EPISODE OF NEDPR ::: "Black Dog," a story based on a real incident, and an interview with the author, Professor Lois Lyles.

"Black dog is the symbol of everything that is unknown and which people therefore fear and hate. A black dog is alluded to in the play by William Shakespeare, Titus Andronicus. One of the main characters is referred to as a black dog, because of his ethnicity, his Moorish decent. The black dog is a real dog, but it is also a symbol of everything that is kept outside of our consciousness, because we've been taught to fear and hate otherness." - Professor Lois Lyles, the author

Lyles would like to thank David Field whose personal details helped in creating the background of "Black Dog."

Music for the story written and performed by Jimbob Peltaire.

And a word from Jack Kerouac in answer to the question: "Why write?"