Tag: dogs
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the cave without wolves
Briar left us last September, just a few days before her birthday. We caught her late-stage lymphoma just in time to spoil her and make arrangements for her peaceful, dignified death. I know there is no way to grieve wrong, but i also can’t help but feel like i am doing it right. I’m used…
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magnifying glass
“The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic experience.” — Emily Dickinson (Content warning: spider photo ahead) Exactly one year ago, i was camping with my parents & my partner at Bay View State Park on Padilla Bay. I had no idea i soon would be moving away from the sea or…
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treasure hunts & manufacturing time dilation
“Things are never quite as scary when you’ve got a best friend.” – Bill Watterson A few days ago, the dogs and i found a dead skunk. It has been dead awhile; it’s just bones, fur, and the ghost of its greatest weapon. It’s difficult to imagine anything would have been desperate enough to eat…