Photo by Lisa5201
Who Laughs Last
A Novel in Serial Form
By Shari Lane
A stowaway.
A shy man’s unrequited love and unrealized dreams.
A community of oddballs that finds
their island sanctuary isn’t enough
to shelter them from loss.
Who can help them learn to laugh again?
The dogs.
Of course.
Chapters coming May 3, 2025! Watch this page for a link to subscribe through Substack!
Is Your Dog a Star?
Send us your favorite photo, and we’ll add it to our gallery.
Be sure to share your dog’s name and your (general) location. And if you feel like it, tells us something fun: personality quirks, worst doggy “crime,” sweet moments . . .
. . . you know what we’re talking about.
Who knows? Maybe your fur-friend will make it into a Looser Island episode!
Or if you have a photo from one of the San Juan Islands you’d like to share, feel free to send that along, as well. We’ll post it in the Gallery and/or a chapter (with credit, of course).
Jake the Great
Yours truly with a borrowed flock
Cassie and Charlie the Dapper Duck
Special Thanks
This website and the Dogs series would never have been possible without the love and support of my family: my daughter, Amanda, who spent countless hours tutoring this dinosaur on web design and social media outreach; my son Marty, my dad, David, and my sister, Jessica—my tireless cheerleaders; and my Other Half who has put up with an absentee spouse as I tap tap tapped away at the story . . .
And I could never have done this without my wonderful writing group: Valerie, Kathy, Gini, Criss, Marna, Heidi, Jenni, Juli, Sue, LouAnn, Val, and of course, our two marvelous leaders/cheerleaders, Charlotte Rains Dixon and Debbie Guyol. You are my inspiration! I can’t wait to see what marvelous works you all come up with!
And the incredible women who started this journey with me: Arlene, Celia, Kara, and our beloved June, who passed away recently, leaving the world a little less bright for the rest of us.