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Remembering Tucker

Originally published on Beyond the Margins July 29, 2010. There is a scene in my novel where a dog is put to sleep at a veterinarian’s office. It is a telling moment because the dog’s owner, an emotionally shut-down character, … Continue reading

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When doing good doesn’t feel so great

  (http://www NULL.nicholebernier NULL.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Rey-smaller NULL.jpg)(originally posted 10/2017) In the latest litter we fostered there was a clear runt, tiny and watchful, all head and twitchy ears. We should have named her Yoda but the kids dug in on Peanut. She … Continue reading

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Stepping up

While I was in Washington DC for the March for our Lives, this happened. Our foster cat had her babies. No matter that I’d spent the past week sleeping on an air mattress in her little room. This was her … Continue reading

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