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Short essays and free dog stories — the stuff in between the books.
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By the Grace of June
A free story about the things dogs take from us — sandwiches, socks, and the loneliness we didn't know we needed to give up. Download the e-book.
May 2026
What Dogs Steal
Dogs are unrepentant thieves — of sandwiches, of socks, and of the things we didn't know we needed to give up.
May 2026
What I've Learned From 9,000 Substack Dog Lovers
When I started this Substack, I thought I'd be sharing stories about dogs. Turns out, I've been learning them instead.
Apr 2026 · Substack
Why we tell stories about dogs
On the strange power of writing about a creature who can't read what we wrote.
Mar 2026 · Substack
The walk that wrote itself
Some stories arrive on a leash. Notes on Lost & Found and the Oslo winter that made it.
Feb 2026 · Substack
What a small-town vet taught me about love
Behind Chronicles of the Good Vet — and forty-three years' worth of quiet, complicated grace.