The Road to Nightfall by Robert Silverberg (Science Fiction)
The dog snarled, and ran on. Katterson watched the two lean, fiery-eyed men speeding in pursuit, while a mounting horror grew in him and rooted him to the spot. The dog suddenly bounded over a heap of rubble and was gone; its pursuers sank limply down, leaning on their clubs, and tried to catch their breath. “It’s going to get much worse than this,” said a small, grubby-looking man who appeared from nowhere next to Katterson.
Evil Robot Monkey by Mary Robinette Kowal (Science Fiction)
Sliding his hands over the clay, Sly relished the moisture oozing around his fingers. The clay matted down the hair on the back of his hands making them look almost human. He turned the potter’s wheel with his prehensile feet as he shaped the vase. Pinching the clay between his fingers he lifted the wall of the vase, spinning it higher.