Pit Bull Eyes

Summary

There was a big white pit bull in the backyard. I put my hand down to pet it. At first it nuzzled my hand but then it grabbed my finger in its mouth not too rough, but not letting go. I was frightened, but I didn't want to panic. It's okay, I said.

Preview

a girl and a pit bull boy, text reads: it's not okay, I'm confused, says the pit bull

a pit bull boy and girl kneeling, text reads: I kneel down.

red back cover includes summary of book with caster bean

Blurbs

the effect of the green and red is so good because it's like following a blood trail in the grass that leads you through the story.
— lympho nodge

Reviews

Pit Bull Eyes is becoming so eerie! What makes it that way is the change in the boy that comes in such a slow and beautiful way.
— Jeanne Mulcare

Trailer

Programmed in Scratch by Maggie Umber.

Music credit:
SCP-x2x (Unseen Presence) by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sound credits:
dogsled-passes-by-L-R-panning.wav by newagesoup License: Creative Commons 0
sled dogs distant howling.flac by kyles License: Creative Commons 0
Animal Dog Hound Howl 01.wav by abhisheky948 License: Creative Commons 0
dog howl in woods.aif by zlp License: Attribution 4.0
Happy Dog Barking.wav by 5deMayo License: Creative Commons 0

Events

✍ 7/19/2025 debuts at CZF (Chicago Zine Fest)

✍ 7/13/2025 Pit Bull Eyes read at Chicago Zine Fest Fundraiser Reading: Touch Grass Read Zine

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