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For the love of dogs · January 29, 2014

Moses Leads his People out of the Wilderness- Part 3

Moses Leads his People out of the Wilderness- Part 3

I wrote this series of essays two years ago, and I publish them here at the request of a friend who just lost her big dog. My sympathies, Anna. He was such a good, sweet boy. Dogs grieve. I had heard it and understood it, but I’d never seen it before. We stood in the kitchen talking about Reggie, …

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For the love of dogs · January 28, 2014

Pete Loses his Wingman-Part 2

I wrote this series of essays two years ago, and I publish them here at the request of a friend who just lost her big dog. My sympathies, Anna. He was such a good, sweet boy. Pete woke up this morning an only dog. He is an animal with odd pockets of timidity, and has depended on Reggie’s cheerful …

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For the love of dogs · January 28, 2014

Long Goodbye: Part 1

Long Goodbye: Part 1

I wrote this series of essays two years ago, and I publish them here at the request of a friend who just lost her big dog. My sympathies, Anna. He was such a good, sweet boy. I am lying in bed with 170 pounds of dog: one big, one medium. They are, I regret to admit out loud, in the same …

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Called a “modern-day Jane Austen,” J.F. Riordan’s lyrical prose and rich characters are a tribute to small town life and the beauty of the ordinary.

Peopled with sharply drawn characters whose experiences are by turns serious, mystical, and ridiculous, her books bring into sharp focus the pitfalls and vicious politics that prevail in small towns everywhere.

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