Ellroy - gopher slayer

Ellroy takes offense to unruly pocket gophers that dig up his dad's lawn...

Ellroy V. Pocket Gopher

he tore my lawn all to hell.

a so-called "pocket gopher."

Thomomys botta.

and on a sunny weekday afternoon, as a stiff breeze rolled off the hill, he met Ellroy.

Canis familiaris...

battle fatigue

war is all hell