Hey all, I'm not much of a poster in here, more of a lurker most days but I just finished up my debut novel and I wanted to post about it quickly. To be clear, this is NOT a self-promo. It is a BIG thank you. Dr. Z and this community made this possible. You gave me encouragement every day to pursue the thing I am passionate about when I was told my whole life I'm not creative. Understanding what it means to awaken to the reality of THIS and not live in fear (because who's actually doing the fearing anyways?!), are the reason this exists. Thank you! Last thing I'll leave you with is the cool graphic art a local artist did for the book cover.
Fun captioned vertical version of our recent YouTube Live conversation, with no ads, here for Locals fam!
Athena Bee, you were 8 years old when I met you. A one person dog living for the past 2 years with your forever human, Rob.
In time I found myself falling in love with both of you.
It was clear that you and Rob were a package deal. You were the only dog I had ever met who was hesitant with me, such was the bond and devotion to Rob.
Gradually you grew to trust me. We became friends.
I taught you to play with toys, perform long sit and stays, ride in the car a little more comfortably, and expect treats every single time you came back home after being let out.
Your first home was with your brother Apollo, your yellow copilot. Your first human mom loved you and had a small child. You needed a lot of attention.
You were an abundant affection machine. Rob met you and Apollo both one fine day, and selected you.
You entered Rob’s home at age 6 with his brother Gunnar, rolling hills of grass, a swimming pool (which you never swam in despite your purebred Labrador pedigree), a pear tree and orchards of apples and stone...