Pet Loss

From afar friends: Surprise campground cats

Watching them comfortable enough to inch closer is a glorious sight. (Plus a scrapbook of other recent thoughts, all in one place.)

Nov 11 •

Two best friends finding beaches

In many ways, Scout and I have built the foundation of our life together on wet salty sand. You’d think that would be unstable, you know?

Nov 6 •

I get a little closer each time I try

How much time have I wasted on adrenaline in social-media comment sections when instead I could be loving my dog right here, right now, in front of me?

Oct 10 •

Gifts for and of an old dog

She greets me when I walk in the door—everything different and everything the same—as if we had not spent the bulk of our lives hundreds of miles apart.

Aug 20 •

I hope we have years of still becoming

What it is like to love a dog who is wearing out before your eyes

Jul 24 •

I miss Scout, and Sean, and me

There are so many moments I'd forgotten. There are so many more I'll never remember.

Feb 21 •

Losing Larry, my first childhood dog

14 years with him, eight without, and how his absence colors my love for Scout

Oct 15, 2024 •

How do I even make sense of this summer?

Reflections on three months of high highs and low lows

Sep 18, 2024 •

My last childhood connection gone

Aug 22, 2024 •

On death: Why we think and talk about losing our dog

It was Sean, initially, who pushed me to think about death.

Dec 29, 2022 •

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