Joanne Brokaw on Animals, God, Faith & Life
I was coming out of our local natural food store yesterday when I saw this poster hanging on the community bulletin board. Something didn’t seem right about the picture so I stood for a moment looking at it - and then I saw it. Look closely. The dog is wearing a prong collar. Newsflash: if the trainer could actually “talk” [...]
On July 1, 2012, while her owners, Jennie Lloyd and Connie Gates, were away on a trip to London, Meggie the sheltie escaped from the dogsitter and has been on the run ever since. Yesterday, Meggie came home. It was a long nine months. Her owners have made desperate pleas to the public for information. They put up fliers [...]
I was at my alma mater St. John Fisher College yesterday for a day long conference on Frederick Douglass and Ireland. Scattered around the room where actual issues of Douglass’ newspapers. I love history, and am always fascinated by the way the past mirrors the present. I’ll talk more about abolition later this week, but today I [...]
Not long ago, I did a post reflecting on Susan Cain’s book, “Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking,” musing on how I’m an introvert and what that means in my life. I got a lot of feedback from other introverts who were happy to have someone speak up on their [...]
Award-winning freelance writer, blogger and humor columnist Joanne Brokaw lives with two dogs, a cat, some chickens, and one very patient husband. You can learn more about her here.
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