Do Dogs Have Souls?

When I answered the phone, my heart dropped. Upon hearing it was not Mom, but Dad, my first thought was “Who died?” I noticed the time, too. Mid-afternoon is the most expensive time for long-distance calling in my father’s mind. Despite a decade of phone companies offering free long-distance calling anytime anywhere in Canada, Dad…

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Submitting to Story

Be careful that you do not write or paint anything that is not your own, that you don’t know in your own soul. — Emily Carr My writing instructor’s comment landed the kind of blow that knocks the wind right out of you, leaves you sucking for air, and a suitable response. Regardless of the…

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