Tag: pets
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Dog Days: Notes from the Den
Meet Ruthie and William: the den’s resident odd couple, canine comedians, and daily inspiration. Some writers have muses. I have something better: Ruth Bader Ginsberg Girard and William Shakespeare Girard. They’re my den-mates, comic relief, and daily reminder that character really is destiny. Ruthie weighs six pounds and carries herself like a Supreme Court justice with…
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Broccoli: Resident Feline, Reluctant Mascot
Why Broccoli? Because even in a story about grief, forgiveness, and family, there’s room for a cat. Broccoli lives on the margins of the human world, but he notices everything. He’s prickly, particular, and unexpectedly tender when no one’s looking. He also has a point of view—literally. In A Hundred Ways to Say I Love…