death of a pet

For the Dead Bird I Found on the Patio Today

April 7, 2009

(www.meowbarkblog.com) — It caught me off guard when I looked outside and saw your broken body with perfect feathers rippling so slightly in the wind. I locked the dogs inside before I donned rubber gloves to investigate. My breath stuck in my throat as I turned you over, bird, and saw the unfortunate angle of [...]

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Cat Catastrophes: Farewell, Julius

January 28, 2009

(www.meowbarkblog.com) — I’ve been putting off this post because I didn’t know how to write it. Julius is gone. He was missing for about a week when we took fliers to all the neighbors, searching for any news of his whereabouts. Julius had always been an adventurer, but when it got to be four, then [...]

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