The Chair He Bought, The Dog They Tried to Take, and the Choice

this really was.

It wasn’t just policy.

It was control.

Michael was scared.

And when people are scared, they try to control the variables.

My life was a variable.

Barnaby was a variable.

Grief was a variable.

So he was trying to reduce my world to something manageable.

A small room.

A schedule.

No dog.

No mess.

No surprises.

No reminders that love is not efficient.continue reading …