I take my lessons where they come and lately, they have been coming from Roxie. Roxie’s write-up on the DuPage County Animal Services website said she wasn’t good with other dogs. She had to be the...

According to the owner who surrendered her (supposedly because of their daughter developing an allergy), Roxie is a pug/chow mix, eight years old. Chows are substantial, adult females are 45-60...

As an adult, I’ve been single more than I’ve been partnered. Here’s one thing I’ve learned: it’s difficult to make new friends with a married couple. I can be friends with a couple if I already know...

Leda was a greyhound, white with black spots. They call them cow dogs. I thought she would be my last dog. I had done the math before she died, several years before she died. If Leda lived a normal...

This concludes the story that began two weeks ago and continued last week...   Roy was bent over the generator, fiddling. He heard me and looked up. “It won’t start. Sorry. I can go to town and...

This continues the story from last week... The cabin I booked on airbnb was on a Christmas tree farm. The asphalt drive was freshly sealed, and I took it down to a neat gray house with a fieldstone...