In Summary

A nod and a wink to Stinky LuLu for requesting a summary of the current Dog Park state of affairs.

So far in our saga, we have the following Cast of Characters:

Phoebe -- our lesbian priest (unofficial) who ministers to a tiny flock at the All Saints Bijou Temple

God -- Phoebe's aging, three-legged Wolfhound, with a crooked tail and big ears

Josephine -- a member of the Dog Park, about whom we know little except that she is the object of Phoebe's desire

Coco -- Josephine's chocolate Lab, who displays an insatiable appetite for other dogs' poo

Zelda -- a former corporate executive and current Pet Psychic/Tarot Card Reader, with a checkered past and an undeclared crush on Phoebe

Punkin -- Zelda's lapdog, who was abandoned at a flea market and (according to Zelda) is an outspoken critic of the capitalist system

Song -- Zelda's former college roommate (back when Zelda's name was Miriam, and she slept with men), who is an artistic photographer, but supports herself making portraits of dogs 

Deacon -- a former head of the university's School of Divinity, who ran afoul of the Chancellor, and is now the owner of the theater which he has converted to the All Saints Bijou Temple 

Stan and Lucille -- former economics professors, who have eschewed the "corrupting hegemony of money", and now live in their car (which is currently parked in the lot behind the Bijou Temple)

Plot Summary:

Not much has happened so far, except that Phoebe has waited at the Dog Park for weeks (in the cold), hoping to run into Josephine, with the intention of asking her out, or at least establishing some kind of sympathetic connections (her plan was to offer to share the mug of hot tea she has carried with her daily for just such a purpose), but so far, Josephine has not appeared.

We now find Phoebe, in the midst of giving the weekly homily, drifting off into notions of loss and desire.