Right now, my dog, Uno, is curled up on the bed behind me, his sixty-five-pound body making a perfect, tight circle, his nose tucked into his tail. He is obviously cold, even though it’s 68 degrees in our house right now. I could cover him with a blanket. Sometimes we do—like at bedtime when he’sContinue reading “Take Your Mind Off Things”
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Be the Rubber Band
On Saturday night, while Austin was getting its relatively mild dose of Hurricane Harvey, we ordered Chinese food (and gave the poor delivery guy a hefty tip for braving the rain to bring us kung pao shrimp and egg rolls). When I finished eating, I opened my fortune cookie and found this: Um… what? IContinue reading “Be the Rubber Band”
Get a Cat (or Don’t)
Cats are such a joy. Usually. On one hand, they’re adorable. And they provide hours of entertainment both in the form of comedy… …and drama. But they can also be needy… …and creepy… …and owning a cat often means waking up to this: It’s a tough choice. Maybe this poem, first published by the PoetryContinue reading “Get a Cat (or Don’t)”
Carie Juettner 