ALL POSTS

Jazzy, Jelly, and Joy.

Some post-Thanksgiving reflections on marriage, mayhem, and dog-breath. It’s 3:30 a.m., and we assume the position, Jim and I. My head...

Kathy Gallagher

Nov 26, 20239 min read

140 views

Every bound toward me, every plaintive cry, every puppy kiss and the way her muscles relax in my presence teaches me a little more about...

Kathy Gallagher

Sep 25, 20227 min read

144 views

You might want to rethink that decision you made hastily in the darkest of nights. Turns out in a dark night it’s easy to miss important...

Kathy Gallagher

Apr 2, 20222 min read

75 views

If your story isn’t good, it’s because you haven’t arrived at the ending yet. I awoke in a daze, wondering about the odd, rhythmic,...

Kathy Gallagher

Jun 12, 20214 min read

193 views

I’m going to have to print that on a T-shirt in honor of my sensei, the master who has been teaching me a thing or two about life for the...

Kathy Gallagher

Mar 13, 20216 min read

92 views

Puppies don’t walk much. And they don’t even run so much as thunder about. But mostly they just hop around like popcorn. “HEEEEELLP!...

Kathy Gallagher

Aug 30, 20196 min read

17 views

I worry. I text Jim. I call the Vet. Why has labor stalled? We review potential scenarios and solutions, and spell out exactly when to...

Kathy Gallagher

Jul 24, 20193 min read

10 views