Tag Archives: animals

Cat Seeks Dog

Posted on September 9, 2014 by

When my husband and I moved from Massachusetts to Oregon in June, we lived with my lovely mother-in-law for two months while we waited for our new lease to start. She’d just adopted a rescue dog, a comely—if hyper—chihuahua / spaniel … Continue reading →

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McKenna’s Field Guide to Heroes of North America

Posted on January 8, 2013 by

I’ve been thinking a lot about hero archetypes. I just wrapped revisions on a book starring an abrasive, larger-than-life showman; I’ve got two works-in-progress, one featuring a broody, damaged loner and the other a big, lovable, hapless clod; I’m editing … Continue reading →

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