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Month: December 2025

  • The closing of a chapter, the one where I have a dog in it

    Pretty much the day I touched down in the States– after a long flight from Amsterdam involving lots of spilled apple juice– I received a message from a housesitting app I occasionally use while traveling. The message was from a lady named Caitlin, and she wrote: “Hi Ellie, I know this is a last minute…

  • Angels don’t just exist in the sky, they walk their huskies at night

    Today was one of those days that just felt off for no one reason in particular. I chalk it up to the fact that December 28th is looming ahead; the day that my beloved dog of five years gets re-homed to the luckiest family in the world. As the days pass, I feel myself flitting…

  • Montréal, Mittens, and Mormon Wives

    It began with a 9 hour drive to Massachusetts, at the beginning of which I sent up a little prayer that I wouldn’t feel like falling asleep. I’m prone to hallucinating on long drives when I get tired, which sometimes leads me to see a group of giant spools of thread rolling towards me on…