Official Good Boy Bulletin • Franklin County RecordsFrank N. SteinAmended: Franklin Norbert Stein Hagler

PLEASE BE ADVISED:

Frankie is a
very good boy.

Desk-side professional. Blanket inspector. Da's best associate. Complicated, yes. Loved completely, also yes.

OFFICIALLYGOOD BOYNO APPEALS
Frankie, a small black and tan terrier, standing proudly
FRANKIE HAGLER • REFUGE DOG • HOUSEHOLD TREASURE
Mouse monitorRoutine expertMurder enthusiast*

*Televised, cozy, and preferably solved before bedtime.

01 / THE OFFICE KINGDOM
Frankie relaxing beside a window
Da is working. That's okay.

I know the schedule.
…Mostly.

Frankie spends the workday beside Da's desk in his little office kingdom. Calls are answered. Mice are clicked. Pets are occasionally administered. Sometimes a treat appears. Honestly, it's a pretty decent job.

“You learned my language. Every little signal. Every funny ear. Every backwards wag. You never asked me to become another dog. You just became… my human.”
02 / A RITUAL IS A RITUAL

The laptop closed.

01

Laptop closes

The first sign. Something important is about to happen.

02

Da asks, “Ready?”

One hand. One question. One little word.

03

We ascend

Upstairs, together. This is the proper way.

04

Blanket. Couch.

Then Hallmark crimes—the perfect end of every day.

03 / THE EVENING PROGRAM

A THEATRICAL METAL EVENT IN ONE COZY ACT

Do you want to
watch murder?

First we have to go upstairs. That's the proper way. Blanket. Couch. Then Hallmark crimes.

SELECTED SONG • 1 OF 3Do You Want to Watch Murder?
0:000:00

FRANKIE We're watching Hallmark.

GOBLIN KING VERY WELL. THE GOBLIN KING APPROVES OF THE MURDER CHANNEL.

04 / THE TRUE STORY

THE GOOD BOY IS REAL.

So is the damage.

Frankie is sweet, funny, and happiest beside Da. He is also a dog whose world sometimes gets too loud, too fast.

Thunderstorms, busy days, broken routines, or Da being away can let the Goblin King's voice get loud. His family knows his signals, protects his peace, and helps him find his way back to himself. The good boy was there the whole time.

A close portrait of Frankie looking alert
Small dog. Enormous interior mythology.
Ready?Consent before touch.
Loud noise!Warnings before surprises.
Safe spacesPens, quiet, and lower stimulation.
His languageEars, wags, tension, distance.
Frankie resting safely with Da
Every evening should end exactly like this.
05 / HOME

You can even keep
the Goblin King.

As long as every evening ends with a blanket, a couch, a mystery, and Da close enough to lean against.

GOBLIN KING, surprisingly gentle THE DETECTIVE MISSED AN OBVIOUS CLUE. MORON!

FRANKIE I know. We'll tell him tomorrow.

06 / THE EVIDENCE

FRANKIE. FRANKIE. AND MORE FRANKIE.

Office hours, outside investigations, blanket work, diplomatic visits, and several entirely justified naps.

Frankie enjoying a sunny patch of grass
Solar charging.
Frankie tucked closely beside Da
Da has been located.
Frankie giving Da a kiss
Routine affection inspection.
Frankie visiting with a larger brown dog
Diplomatic relations.
Frankie sitting attentively and looking into the camera
Official portrait. Very official.
Frankie smiling in the car with his family
The entire department.
Frankie investigating fresh snow
Cold white nonsense.
Frankie resting on a yellow blanket in a blue sweater
Blanket. Sweater. Correct.
Frankie resting peacefully in warm sunlight
The Goblin King is currently unavailable.