Comment on An update on Pet First Aid by shrnpeterson009

I hope you are okay and just taking a break and writing but I've not seen on Steady the last couple of days or any emails. Hope all is okay with you, Charlie and the dogs.

Comment on Checking in by baseballmom1220gmailcom

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I did not receive an email with your substack link. Junk file was empty. Hmmm...is there a different way to find you?</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->

Comment on Checking in by sruss256

Did not receive subsequent emailSent from my Galaxy

Comment on Checking in by J. F. Riordan

In reply to <a href="https://jfriordan.com/2024/03/09/checking-in/comment-page-1/#comment-8811">Anonymous</a>. You will. Let’s give them time to approve all the addresses.

Comment on Checking in by becpt78

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Comment on Checking in by Anonymous

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I’m signed in </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->

Comment on Checking in by Anonymous

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>yup. Got it!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>best to you and the boys,</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>sue</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->

Comment on Checking in by Anonymous

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I received your email earlier today. I’m legit!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I love reading your daily posts, and I love the dogs, but I miss Pete </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->

Comment on Checking in by Anonymous

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>got it</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->

Comment on Checking in by J. F. Riordan

In reply to <a href="https://jfriordan.com/2024/03/09/checking-in/comment-page-1/#comment-8812">skmiller042</a>. I am so deeply sorry for your loss. I am like you: I don’t think I will ever be without a German Shepherd, no matter how many times they crush my heart into tiny pieces. I always think we honor all our lost dogs when we bring home another one to love. Take care. I’m glad you’re here.

Checking in

You should have received a different kind of email from me this morning. If you did not it’s because the site is verifying the emails on my list to ensure that they’re legit, and not some AI Nigerian hoping to procreate in our computers. Feel free to let me know here whether you got it, … Continue reading Checking in

Change is the only constant

I interrupt today’s novel-writing to bring you an important message. I am about to move my blog to Substack. You will still be receiving my daily emails, but they will look a little bit different. All of the technology will be much more user-friendly. Making comments will be easier, and maybe, once I’m out of this intense phase of writing, we will find more opportunities to interact.

Gratuitous Dog Photo

Birds on a wire

You know those word scramble videos, where the words or letters float randomly around the screen until they finally alight and settle in their right order, like birds landing on a wire? Or the place in a puzzle where, after struggling to get any sense of the solution, suddenly in a flash it’s all perfectly … Continue reading Birds on a wire

Emergence

After a full day of work, I dragged myself out of my writer’s hole around 9:30 this morning to eat something and breathe some fresh air. Auggie was already racing, and even Eli oozed out the kitchen door for a little walk and some time with his green ball. On our walk we discovered an … Continue reading Emergence

Support Your Local Author

I have two full days with nothing on my calendar, and a substantial but unfinished manuscript, which means it’s time to read through the new book on paper. Every once in a while I need to step back from writing and read it as an actual book so I can see the plot and get a sense of how the story flows.

A little bit of drama

It was very windy yesterday, and normally I am conscious of the dangers of being among trees in those conditions. But it was sunny and warm, and I was restless from writing, and Auggie was restless from being himself, so we were outside when a big tree came crashing down before our eyes, very close … Continue reading A little bit of drama

Grief

I have been thinking a lot about grief lately. It is the only real constant in life, and yet we have to learn to roll with its waves and find the joys that intermingle with it, or else we will simply be immersed.

Gratuitous Dog Photo

There’s always time for gratitude

Spoiler alert: Auggie gave us another scare this week, but instead of the worst possible news, it turns out he is experiencing the aches and pains of a middle-aged athlete. You know how difficult it can be when you’re waiting for someone’s medical diagnosis. You flip restlessly through a book, if you have one, you … Continue reading There’s always time for gratitude