My Beloved Dog

~ theantelopediaries

He’s supposed to be here.

That’s what I keep thinking.  

He’s supposed to be under the covers right now. He likes to go under the covers, over the covers, under the covers, over the covers. He woke me up many nights, but I would do anything to have that back. I would do anything to hear his grunts again, to feel his head perched on my neck, to see him curled in a ball and his big eyes looking up at me. 

He was our dog, Melfi. Our 16 month old German Shorthair Pointer that was run over by a truck last Thursday. He died instantly. It wasn’t supposed to happen. I can’t help feeling like he’s supposed to be here.

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War in Ukraine: A Story in Cartoons

~ theantelopediaries

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has moved and challenged me to do something. I have written about the invasion on this blog and more extensively on my other blog- notesfromtheundergroundblog.com, where I write about current events. I have also come up with ideas for cartoons. I was lucky enough to work with a talented cartoonist, Sumit, aka scorpydesign on Fiverr. I presented a detailed description and he fulfilled it. Sometimes there were minor changes, but I think he did a great job capturing what I wanted to relay. I hope you enjoy these cartoons. I’m proud of the work we have done together.

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