PinnedPublished inThe MemoiristThere’s No Stronger Love Than the One with My Childhood DogIt’s been more than 45 years, but I’ll never forget Newfie.May 30, 2024A response icon1May 30, 2024A response icon1
PinnedPublished inMiddle-PauseI’m 61 and Always Been SingleAlone doesn’t have to mean lonely. Just get a dog. Or three.Apr 2, 2024A response icon119Apr 2, 2024A response icon119
PinnedPublished inMiddle-PauseMy Friend Has Lost Her Mind to DementiaBut I feel closer to her than ever before.Feb 3, 2024A response icon31Feb 3, 2024A response icon31
PinnedPublished inMiddle-PauseDid Cancer Treatment Turn Me From Fearless to Fearful?Or is it just middle-aged angst?Nov 7, 2023A response icon27Nov 7, 2023A response icon27
Published inThe Narrative ArcSarah McLachlan Liked My Dayton BootsDid it mean I was finally popular?Jan 24, 2024A response icon4Jan 24, 2024A response icon4
Published inTravel MemoirsA College Football Jock, an Artist and a Family of Wild OrangutansThe people, and animals, I met backpacking in AsiaJan 21, 2024A response icon7Jan 21, 2024A response icon7
I almost didn’t become a writer because of an embarrassing faux pas.But eventually my biggest weakness became my greatest muse.Sep 15, 2023A response icon2Sep 15, 2023A response icon2
Gone almost two years now, I miss my Alfie's (a Great Pyrenees cross) copious, viscous, malleable…Sep 6, 2022Sep 6, 2022
Published inPetnessGuilt and shame — two reasons why no one talks about canine behavioural euthanasiaThe hardest decision I’ve ever had to make, but the only one I couldAug 8, 2022A response icon9Aug 8, 2022A response icon9
When I start freelancing next year, I'll never take a gig that pays by the word.Jul 29, 2022Jul 29, 2022