Scooter Sublime says, “You talking about me again?”
“Not you, silly dog.”
“Really? Sound like me.”
#1 WORD SERIES: "HURT"
Hurt reigned. Hurt radiated. It pummeled Doug’s heart. It hurt like hell. It hurt like waterboarding hurts. It won’t let you die; it only makes you fear that you will;
#0 WORD SERIES -- INTRODUCTION
You know, Words; those specific sounds we humans make using morphemes that magically move meaning mustered up somewhere in our brains into the world through a variety of factors but mostly through our mouths.
#21 A WOMAN'S BRIEFS - AN IRS CALL
It was exciting, really, a letter that arrived last Saturday from the IRS.
BLOG SLOG, Part 3: BACTERIA
“What’s to know about bacteria?” say we, with a shrug of a shoulder; we who know close to nothing about it.
BLOG SLOG, Part 2: BOAT
Actually, I said, “She’s riding nicely.” Then . . .
BLOG SLOG, pt.1: BODY
“We agreed that the body she inhabited was doing its finishing work . . .”
#41 PUPPY - HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SCOOTER SUBLIME
When I was younger, I would never have said, “Just deal with it.” I didn’t know I could be curt. But now I’m nearly two.
#40 PUPPY -- TIME
I have a pup who needs me to return to some familiar time cycles: time to play, time to be outside, time for grooming, cuddling, roughhousing, learning, time to find mom’s sock and exchange it for a treat.
#20 A WOMAN'S BRIEFS -- "WHILE"
Go ahead. While you’re reading, try putting the word “while” in your nose.
#39 PUPPY – TWO FAULTS AND A FACT
“Scooter! No!” came my mom’s hissed whisper as she shot through the door and ordered me back inside.
Look for #39 PUPPY. . . Somehow, notice of it didn’t get published
What happened to #39 PUPPY blog post? Find it at PineWordWorks.com
#38 PUPPY -- A LETTER IN THE MAIL
I am now 22-months old, and practically every day of those months has exposed me (and my human family) to some sort of “first, and well, right, some sort of thrill.” You may remember the first Lambchop I eviscerated . . .
#19 A WOMAN'S BRIEFS -- FOOD FACTS
Hey, we know what we like. And bless their caring hearts, Industry knows what we like, and serves it up.
#37 PUPPY -- THE WORRY CHAIR
“What are these?” Scooter asked, sniffing fresh cut flowers. He was suspicious. “What are they doing where Dad sits to call me for my halter and leash?” He’s not in the best of moods.
#18 A WOMAN'S BRIEFS -- NOTHING'S BETTER THAN BEING RIGHT. RIGHT?
“He was tragically wrong . . . yet never doubted the rightness of what he did.” Bill Bryson
#1 PINEAWEIGH 2021 -- IT'S JUST THAT EASY
We headed west on Puget Sound, toward rips in Rich Passage where the current was running strong, and in our favor.
#36 PUPPY -- MONKEY BUSINESS
“How about this?” I asked today, bringing the from the Pet Store a near-pillow-sized stuffed Monkey. He wants something big to challenge.
#35 PUPPY -- WE'RE WORKING ON IT
“. . . when thou no more was good, when that goldendoodle glory departed thee; thou resembl’st a teenage boy with a deep voice you love exercising quite inappropriately. You bark out of turn. “Thou resembl’st now a pain in the behind,” I said.