HUMOR

An Open Letter to the Scream-Barking Dog Across the Street

illustration by author

Listen. I enjoy chipmunks, squirrels, rabbits, and birds, just like you do. I’m at the age where these guys really blow my hair back. But you know what I do when I see them? I smile and say, “Hello, critters.”

I say it. I rarely scream it for seventy minutes straight.