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This heartfelt of a dog is, perhaps, my favorite story of this entire collection.
"You learn more every day, every year, every decade, and not just about the object of your affection, but about yourself, and about the nature of love itself, and eventually, about the nature of loss."
If you have ever loved an animal; you should read/listen to this short story. Free with Amazon Prime
AKA 'Millie and Me'
This is the second thing I've read by Jess Walter and I think I'm a fan. This short story - well, actually it's more of an essay or memoir or something in between - explores his complicated relationship with pets and animals in general. From his childhood living on a poor farm where animals were nothing more than utility to modern suburban life, he writes about the difficulties of having a pet like the commitments, the costs, the frustrations, and the grief. A lot of the story is about his dog,
Heart-wrenching and beautiful. We don't deserve dogs, but man are we lucky to have them.
Man isn't a dog person, dog isn't a man person - they reconcile but dog remains fiercely independent and man adapts. A lovely story...
4.5 stars
I am so glad that this series covers the love of fur babies. "In books and movies, the romance part of the story always ends with the confession of love, or the realization of it... as if love were the end result of a love story. But anyone who has been in love knows that love is just the beginning. You learn more every day, every year, every decade, and not just about the object of your affection, but about yourself, and about the nature of love itself, and eventually about the nature of loss."...
Walter doesn't sugar-coat his experience with animals - both ranch animals and pets. But he still manages to tell a heart-wrenching short story. Especially for the mama of an older, willful mixed Shepherd.
A short story about loving and sharing a dog. Kindle Unlimited
Funny, heart warming short. A love triangle between the author, Millie and his neighbour.
Millie, what a dog!
Very sweet story about a dog and the community she accepts as family
The author Jess Walter wrote a short story, 'Parable' for the Amazon Original Stories series called The One. The One is whoever was "the perfect match". The One Walter remembers and writes of in this story is a dog. The lessons of love Millie, an Australian Shepherd/blue heeler mix, taught Walter are not the usual ones because Millie was not the usual dog. She was a shelter rescue estimated to be about six or seven years old. Millie needed to be won over. She didn't express the usual gratitude,
This is a short story in yet another Amazon Collection, The One. The collection seems to focus on love and romance, including love for one's children, pets, as well as romantic partners."Parable" is one of the strongest stories in the collection. It centers on a dog, and how the dog affects the the families who are lucky enough to play part in its life. I loved how Jess Walter was able to tie in each piece of the story and convey a theme of how love and loss affects us. Walter peppers the writin...
I've not read anything by this author, but the offer of a free read from Amazon got me to try it - and I'm glad I did. This isn't a short story, but a nonfiction piece centered around the author's experiences with pets. I could identify a bit with his ranch upbringing, where animals are viewed as necessities but never coddled. Then he and his family acquire a dog, and the dog begins to change him.There's some great dry humor here - "I don't actively dislike cats; I think they can be adorable and...
"What a dog." ;)
Well this story about a man who fell for a dog who just tolerated some of his family and was the neighborhood dog in a way was good, but I just didn't get into it. Walter had a lot of stories about his family, their failures of working the land/becoming farmers, and how animals were treated. There were a few stories that are going to have animal lovers screaming in horror. I also rebuke his comments about cats. My cat loves me and is very affectionate. I don't know why people do this weird thing...
i really look forward to these reads from Amazon and enjoy the listen or read option. great cover. this one was so touching and sweet. good read/listen.
