Tag: dog

  • Dog

    I knew the dog was going to be a problem before anyone else. She had a name, but I only allowed myself to call her Dog. If I got too attached, Dog would never leave our lives and as much as I wanted her to stay, she couldn’t. If our landlord realized we had a…

  • The Planner

    I had always been the type of kid who needed a planner. I liked to have everything organized and ready to go when I needed it. My family wasn’t quite as organized as I would like them to be, but I had grown accustomed to the wild and crazy life we lived. Almost to the…

  • The Mantel

    Henry was the only pet I had ever mourned. The only one I truly missed after his death. But it was weird, I was constantly seeing him. Hearing him. Dreaming about him. At first, I had been comforted by the thought his soul would always be with me, but everything changed the day my grandfather…

  • The Shed

    I pushed open the old, creaky door and wondered if I really wanted to look inside the shed. I knew the noises had been coming from the shed, but wasn’t sure if I was ready to know what exactly was making the noises. I had hidden under my blankets all night, hoping and praying that…

  • A Little About Me!

    This is a totally different post than I’ve ever done before! Especially since it’s not a fictional story, but a story about me! I’m aiming to make this blog a little more personal and let you know what is happening with my life and of course, my dog, Lovie. Lovie and I have just moved…

  • Cottage Cleanup

    I was hoping the cottage was not the disaster everyone was making it out to be.  It was old they said.  It was dirty they said.  All I knew was I had plenty of time and nervous energy to take on the cleanup of a small cottage.  I needed to start over and living in a small cottage…

  • Epic

    “That was the most epic tantrum I have ever seen,” Jed said as we walked back up our driveway.  I was still too shocked to say anything at all.  I couldn’t believe what I had just seen.  Our neighbor had totally just lost his mind on his dog and car all at the same time. …

  • The Accident

    “I know, I miss him too,” I told my daughter.  “It’s you and me now, but things are going to be better than ever.  We have everything we need and we are going to be great.”  My heart broke into a million little pieces as another tear rolled down her cheek.  I tried to swallow the lump in my throat,…

  • The Swing

    “I did all my homework at that swing,” I said pointing at the old tire swing hanging in the open field.  “And wrote all my stories for the paper there.”  The tire swing looked as if no one had used it in years.  When I still lived at home, I had tried to oil the tire a few times…