I Didn’t Know How to Say Goodbye to My Beloved Dog
In this deeply poignant essay, the award-winning novelist-memoirist perfectly evokes that gutting feeling when your best friend knows it's time to go before you're ready to accept it.
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Nancy Balbirer Finds Wisdom in Having a “Terrible Time”
Discussing her new book, 'A Marriage In Dog Years,' the memoirist recounts the worst year of her life: the loss of her beloved dog and her troubled first marriage. Spoiler alert: This story has a happy ending.
This Week in Good News, February 25
Space macaroons, puppy parenting, town hall turnouts and more. Our round up of what went well this week.
Can I Post This Cute Pic of My Boston Terrier During the Resistance?
Since the election, our social-media feeds have swapped adorbz animal pics and self-promotion plugs with stories about treason and travel bans and rallies. Is it wrong to want to post everything?
Can the Love of a Dog Be As Powerful As an Anti-Depressant?
Julie Klam talks about dogs, depression, and writing with Julie Barton, whose moving new memoir ‘Dog Medicine’ is a tribute to the golden retriever who rescued her from her darkest hours.
Dear Julie: “Help Me Stop a Bad Romance” + “My Friend Found God”
DAME’s Friendkeeper helps one woman steer her friend clear of an unhealthy ex, and another who doesn’t want to see the light.
That Time I Asked My Tween If We Could Have Another Dog
Having her boyfriend move in was a big deal for the writer, and an even bigger one for her daughter. Would a foster pup help ease the transition?
Dear Julie: Advice About Making New Friends and Dealing with Dogs
DAME’s Friendkeeper tells a lonely woman how to meet like-minded folks in her new town and advises another on her pal’s overbearing pooch.
Dear Julie: Advice About Thanksgiving Invites and a Humorless Friend
DAME’s Friendkeeper tells us how not to spend Turkey Day alone and digs into why a woman’s friend has lost her funny.
Dear Julie: Advice About Whiners and Disagreeing with Dog Lovers
DAME's Friendkeeper gets real about a pal's grating voice, and allays another's concerns over her friends' aging pets.