Hole

"Okay now, Widgie, don't start going weird dog on me." Holly saw the strange collie continue to gaze deeply at a certain spot in the night sky. Nothing there. But, the seemingly random area rivoted the dog's attention to a sidewalk staredown- but, with what exactly?

Good grief, she thought. Another fun walkie with mom's peculiar poochie, but hey, it's also 2021- everything is strange. Passing her neighbor Mr. Merrick, Holly had halted abruptly at his porch when the dog froze up.

"They hear things we don't. Two different worlds.", the elderly neighbor offered, as they both watched the dog's prolonged and concentrated fixation. "Maybe radio waves, or messages from extraterrestrials. Or, your dog found the Hole In Space."

Hole in space? Right. Holly thought this was loony, but politely smiled, shaking her head as young girls do. Now, she was staring, too.