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“A Donation, circa 1970” by Corran Orreaux
4th June 2026 • The Voice of Dog • Rob MacWolf and guests
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Secondhand shops are hit or miss. For Alex, volunteer at his local library’s bookstore, it’s always miss. A day sorting donations takes a turn when he finds a bit of himself in an old pulp novel, not in any way he could have predicted.

Today’s story is “A Donation, circa 1970” by Corran Orreaux, who puts words on paper pretty well for a guy with hooves, and you can find more of his stories on Fur Affinity.

Read for you by Rob MacWolf — werewolf hitchhiker.

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some

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cheesy,

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beat-up

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paperback

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was

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proof

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people

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like

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him

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existed,

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lived

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and

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dreamed

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beyond

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the

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confines of

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jokes,

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insults,

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police

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reports.

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He

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shut

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the

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book.

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It

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was

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a

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throwaway,

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something

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they

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couldn't

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sell

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and

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shouldn't

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have

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taken

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in.

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The

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husky

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glanced

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back

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and

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forth

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before

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slipping

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it

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into

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his

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pocket.



This

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was “A Donation, circa 1970” by “Corran Orreaux,” read for you by Rob MacWolf, Werewolf

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Hitchhiker.

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You

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can

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find

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more

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stories

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on

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the

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web

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at thevoice.dog, or find the

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show

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wherever

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you

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get

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your

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podcasts.

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Happy

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Pride,

for:

and

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Thank

for:

you

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for

for:

listening

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to

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The

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Voice

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of

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Dog.

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