Tag: dogs
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hindsight: December
Even if i don’t blog much otherwise, i committed to a monthly update. I’d rather do this to keep in touch with you than use most social media platforms. If you like, you may have this infrequent missive delivered via email (which also enters you into a monthly giveaway!) or the ancient art of RSS.…
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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…