he had two little dogs? I think there were two stories about him... I don't know if either was ever finished. The one I'm thinking of, he fell as he was going to his shelter. And later he was reluctant to go the 'county' meeting.
sound familiar?
Nope, not mine. That was Man's Sin's and Shake, Rattle, and Roll!. I'm not finishing either one. They were my first attempts at writing.
The OP wants When Autumn leaves fall.
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