Marjie

Tools of the Trade

Dear Goddamned Beagle, Once again I’ve delayed in catching up in our correspondence. This is mostly due to my untenable

Dear Goddamned Beagle, You must forgive me. It’s been a very busy few months, and I simply haven’t had time

Dear Goddamned Beagle, I spend an inordinate amount of time on video conferences and on the phone. You might not

Dear Goddamned Beagle, This was your third Somerville Dog Festival with me; three September Sundays of riding around a fairground

Dear Goddamned Beagle, Today is National Dog Day, so I feel I should try to clarify recent events out of

Dear Goddamned Beagle, You’ve had some bad ideas in the past. Last night, for instance, when the Things and She

Dear Goddamned Beagle, I saw it immediately the day I met you. Well, immediately after I’d seen past the scabby,

Dear Goddamned Dog, Sure, you play a good game, but yesterday I saw what domestication has really accomplished for the

Dear Goddamned Beagle, If I’ve learned anything in my roughly six decades, it’s that I never know what I’m going

Dear Goddamned Beagle, There are times when you are nothing short of Shakespearean in your misery. “It is enough,” you