Archie

I’d like to introduce you to someone very special to me and I dedicate a lot of my creative abilities to him.

Growing up I’ve always loved reading. It was always my go to activity when I had time to fill, and even when I didn’t! I loved visiting new worlds, meeting characters and embarking on hundreds of journeys, and I still do!

I have always had another passion though.

Dogs. And with Archie, I could get lost in my own head and he would come right along with me. It didn’t matter what the next part of my story was, he was happy to watch and listen to me tell it. I really feel when you’ve experienced the love of a dog, you have been privileged. They’re unfaltering love and devotion is something that can’t be taught. It’s innate.

At 11 years old, I met Archie.

I fell in love with the small, ginger, tubby ball of wrinkles that he was. He loved me too and we were inseparable from the first day.

He was my little shadow. I remember we used to lay on the trampoline together and I’d watch the clouds in the sky and I’d use them to create stories.

Sadly, I lost Archie back in September 2020. He was almost 14 years old and he was able to enjoy the summer sun for one final summer. It was the perfect send for the perfect boy.

Even though he’s not with me anymore, I still read my writing aloud to him and picture his face looking at me as he listens.

When you’re writing, find what brings out that creative juice and use it.