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Write Hard About the Things That Hurt

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  1. Issue · Aug 9, 2026

    You were there for as long as I needed you. (opens the original)

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    Pets choose their person, and they choose who is with them when they leave this world. I was thinking of Deena today and how she came to us. At 50 pounds, her hips and ribs were prominent. Her past was sketchy, brought into the shelter from over an hour away with “no interactions with people.” Fighting my beliefs that I didn’t want a dog, I found myself immediately drawn to her. I adopted her on a whim and brought her home to make the commitment to give her the best life possible. The shelter sh

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