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First Memories, First Lessons: Chyana Marie Sage on Grief, Narratives, and Cree Spirituality

First Memories, First Lessons: Chyana Marie Sage on Grief, Narratives, and Cree Spirituality

The Author of "Soft as Bones" Offers Up Her Life in Fragments

By Chyana Marie Sage | May 28, 2025

What We Can Learn From a Dog’s Way of Looking At the World

What We Can Learn From a Dog’s Way of Looking At the World

Mark Rowlands on the Value of Appreciating Daily Life's Small Yet Significant Routines

By Mark Rowlands | January 28, 2025

Canine Charms: Markus Zusak on Rescuing a Dog and Naming It After a Character in His Fiction

Canine Charms: Markus Zusak on Rescuing a Dog and Naming It After a Character in His Fiction

How Reuben the Rottweiler Shepherd Mix Jumped from Page to Life

By Markus Zusak | January 21, 2025

Beyond Saviors and Suffering: On the Complex Dynamics of Animal Rescue

Beyond Saviors and Suffering: On the Complex Dynamics of Animal Rescue

Carol Mithers Explores the Relationships Between Stray Dogs and the Humans Who Love Them

By Carol Mithers | August 26, 2024

Whatever You Do, Don’t Let Your Cat Do This

Whatever You Do, Don’t Let Your Cat Do This

Veterinarian Dr. Amy Attas Offers Some Obvious Advice to Oblivious Pet Owners

By Dr. Amy Attas | June 26, 2024

How the Beloved Memory of Dead Pets Can Help Guide the Writing Process

How the Beloved Memory of Dead Pets Can Help Guide the Writing Process

Simon Van Booy on Letting Go and Following the Story Wherever It Takes Him

By Simon Van Booy | May 9, 2024

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By LaToya Watkins | September 11, 2023

Perusing Pets: A Reading List of Books Where Animal Companions Steal the Show

By Holly James | August 3, 2023

How Famous Writers Mourned the Death of Their Beloved Pets

How Famous Writers Mourned the Death of Their Beloved Pets

Sara Bader on What It Means to Lose a Loved One

By Sara Bader | July 7, 2023

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Jennifer Ackerman on the Complex Care and Keeping of Real Owls

By Jennifer Ackerman | June 13, 2023

George and I: Frieda Hughes on the Early Days of Raising a Magpie

George and I: Frieda Hughes on the Early Days of Raising a Magpie

“His warmly feathered presence was like having an emissary of the natural world grounding me daily.”

By Frieda Hughes | June 8, 2023

Falling in Love with a Dog and the World

Falling in Love with a Dog and the World

Ramona Ausubel on the Softness of Beasts

By Ramona Ausubel | April 19, 2023

On the Ethics of Preserving—and Cutting Short—the Life of a Pet

On the Ethics of Preserving—and Cutting Short—the Life of a Pet

Karen Fine Considers a Veterinarian’s Duty of Care

By Karen Fine | March 17, 2023

How Dogs Explore the World Through Smell

How Dogs Explore the World Through Smell

Jules Howard Considers the Role of the Senses in Animal Consciousness

By Jules Howard | November 28, 2022

No Pets Left Behind: A Brief History of Photography Told Through Antique Dog Portraits

No Pets Left Behind: A Brief History of Photography Told Through Antique Dog Portraits

Anthony Cavo Pays Tribute to the Bond Between People and Their Pets

By Anthony Cavo | September 2, 2022

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