Part 1: The Morning My Dog Wouldn’t Stop Scratching at the Door

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her desk, crayons rolling near a half-colored sunflower she never finished. Her pink lamp stayed plugged in, glowing softly at night like it was waiting for her to come back. I would pause in the hallway outside her door, almost expecting her to jump out and scare me the way she used to.

She never did.

My husband, Daniel, had returned home only days continue reading …

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