The Last Sand Granules by Rick McCormick - Drama - When his dying mother pleads with him to change his ways so they can meet in the afterlife in Heaven, a man in prison for murder struggles with his faith because he thinks he is already beyond redemption. 112 pages - pdf, format 8)

Got to page 22 and liked it. Now, on page 22 I got confused by appearance of a border collie. Surely it can't be the same dog from the main character's childhood? He used to feed it aged 8 or 14, and border collies don't live that long...?