There’s a killer story by Harlan Ellison, “The beast that shouted love at the heart of the world.” Ellison is one of Steven’s favorite writers; back in college, he met Ellison — a brilliant pen and “interesting” human. The book made for a very very dark movie — “A boy and his dog.”

This post that steps off the remodel track is not about Ellison or his post-apocalyptic tale of Vic and Blood.

Instead, here is Reboot at age 15.5, allowing herself to sit with Steven, who needed a hug from his puppy.