Poodles Are Dogs
I try not to blog about my pets too much, but I came across a blog post this morning that prompts me to defend my dog’s honor….
Apology to Dancing Parrots
Yesterday, I wrote a poem, “Thanks for the Feathers,” around some bird metaphors, and I used the parrot to embody some of my self-doubt about what I’ve written over the last month. “I mostly fear the parrot, preening her witty feathers, nodding her cocky head to the songs of others.” That was before I saw [...]
Beware the Easter Bunny
In memory of Luigi, Luna, Leo and Daffodil. Easter is the time of year when animal shelters and rabbit foster homes brace themselves for the post-holiday deluge of abandonment. Too many people bring baby rabbits home as Easter gifts for children. Then the rabbits grow up and do what rabbits do: become feisty, stubborn, aloof. [...]
