Last week, I received a care package from Missi Clements, who, having chosen me as her surrogate mom, is now affectionately known as one of my Portland daughters. Her gifts…
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One year ago Ben took me to a wonderful restaurant for a very special Valentine dinner. He knows that Valentine’s Day is my favorite day of the year. I’ve always…
Miraculously, and I mean that in a literal way, neither Tiamo nor I were bitten. But two nights ago we were attacked by a neighborhood dog. We were walking along…
“Love makes your soul crawl out from its hiding place.” -Zora Neale Hurston On 10 October 2020, Tiamo was delivered safely to my doorstep from Terlingua, Texas via Portland, Oregon…
With a name like 2020, why didn’t we see it coming? It’s as if the year itself was designed by the emergency broadcast system: “This is a test; this is only…
Monday 19 October. After having spent a wonderful week together, it was time for Juli and Magpie to go. Tiamo and I waved until we couldn’t see their car anymore.…
After having read Meet: Tiamo, my friend Walter Ruston wrote: Maura, that’s a great journal of not only a dynamic dog but also the network of kindness, beginning with your amazing…
Part One She is scruffy and adorable. Plucky and resilient. Smart and resourceful. When she runs, she does so with unfettered joy. It’s as if she thinks she’s Super Dog:…
by Ben Giamo 1. Follows September and precedes November. Tenth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. The eighth month in Romulus’ Roman reckoning. From octo, Latin…
I have probably used the phrase “heavy heart” many times in my life, and each time with sincerity. But it was not until this morning that I truly understood what…