Who says dogs don't like dressing up? Here's the real-life dog who inspired Charlotte in the Shorten Chronicles. This pic was taken in Cornwall, in the far south-west of England. She's wearing my hat while admiring the view (you can just see her muzzle sticking out below the front of the hat). Her literary equivalent is far too busy having adventures through the portal to dress up. Click on this pic to follow Charlotte's antics in the past, and in far-flung realms!