Apparently the ice-skating bear had had enough
and turned on his owner, said the director
of a circus arena in Kyrgyzstan.
Dragged him across the rink and
mauled someone who tried to help.
The bear, equipped with a helmet
and trained to play hockey
(with a stick and everything!)
was dangerous & had to be shot
About the author:
Robin Stratton is editor of Boston Literary Magazine and her fiction has appeared in Word Riot, Poor Mojo’s Almanac(k), 63 Channels, Ink-Blink, Antithesis Common, Chick Flick, and others. Her chapbook, Dealing with Men, was published in 2009.

