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Even Better, Jolene Becomes an Adolescent.

People said puppies are so much work. They said they were glad it was me and not them. Amen to...
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Jolene Forgets Her Name

Jolene would like you to believe she is very mature for her age. And by that she means listening bores...
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Jolene. Rebel Without a Tail.

Jolene, Mister, and I have returned home. Just in time for Jolene to transform into a charming but unrepentant hellion...
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Bitey-Face and the Secret Passageway

We turn into the driveway and the umpire flings his arms wide and yells, "Safe!" It's the feeling I get...
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Jolene. Jolene. Jolene. JOLEEENE!

Sometimes, change sneaks up behind you when you least expect it, knocks you down, and drags you off, kicking and...
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The Gnawing Bite of Anticipation

It felt like a militant act of self care. Like cutting your hair really short or tossing out jeans for...
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A Radical Act In The Midst of Uncertainty

I’m not the sort who wakes up in a cheesy rom-com. Even when I was young and my body parts...
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Nipping at the Heels of Despair

My horse sister called to ask how I was. It wasn't small talk. We tell each other the truth and...
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Finding Sanity While Worrying for the Future

Wrung out and pooped from consecutive days of snow and 40 mph winds, interspersed with monster gusts that felt like...
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Calming Signals: In Honor of a Truck Dog

It's Corgi tufting season. I gather enough hair in my mouth to build a bird's nest hourly. It's effortless, but...
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