“Baby Food,” “Grocery Store Chatter,” and “The Thing About Heartbreak”

Baby Food He takes, The day, Off, So that, He can, Fully focus, On London, London seems, To be, Feeling, A bit better, She’s, Less wobbly, She’s…


“Emergency Room Ruminations,” “Worse Than They Deserve,” and “Reading Habits”

Emergency Room Ruminations He’s at, Friendship Hospital, For Animals, With his dear, Little London, This is, A place, He never, Wants, To be. Worse…


“How This Ends,” “Pain of the Past,” “The Long Road,” and “That Kind of Love”

How This Ends He’s getting, Another, COVID vaccine, Eager to, Get in, The way, Of death’s, Possible plan, Yet again, To jam it up, Embrace the, Quiet…


“Keys to the Heart” and “Dogs and Humans”

Keys to the Heart Another, Father’s Day, Comes, And goes, He’s, Still, Young enough, To remember, Those, Few times, When it, Was, A special, Day, For…


Trouble on Somerset

He’s out, With London, Hitting, Some of, Their, Usual spots, His London, Looking, So happy, They turn, Right, On Somerset, A fairly, Regular thing,…


“London Helps,” “Requiem for Special Occasions,” and “A Writer Remembers”

London Helps He had a, Tough day, Those types, Of days, Happen, Sometimes, He’s just, Sat on, The couch, Having, A beer, Looking for, Something, To…


The Angst of Narcissism

“So, I got an odd message from you know who yesterday.” “Oh, really. What now?” “He says that he doesn’t want to see you.” “What does that mean…


“One Life to Live” and “Unleashed”

One Life to Live When the vet, Came to visit, He learned, That London, Is mostly, Doing, Quite well, London does, However, Have, What the vet,…


“Sensodyne Surprise,” “Right Where He Should Be,” and “Searching for Forever”

Sensodyne Surprise He’s at CVS, Just picking up, A few things, Paper towels, Wipes, Some snacks, Now looking for, Toothpaste, And quickly, He…


“Evening Peanut Butter” and “Animal Control”

Evening Peanut Butter Something, Has become, Increasingly, Clear, It’s, About, His, Little London, There’s, This, Thing, That’s been, Happening,……