Pawscar Wilde
“I feel things deeply. I just don’t rush about it.”
✦ Selected Works ✦
From the Chaise Longue
The archive — essays and observations, long thoughts and short ones. Some arrived slowly, turned over for days before landing. Others were finished before looking up. Both are correct. All of it belongs to the Pawscar Wilde series.
The Unbearable Lightness of Houseguests
The house has been full of conversation that does not pause for breath. I have retreated to the studio, where silence… — read more
The Silence After Company Leaves Is Its Own Conversation
Mom’s friend departed an hour ago. The house exhales slowly — conversations that filled every corner now reduced to the… — read more
The Architecture of Monday Afternoons
There is a particular quality to Monday air — not quite weekend, not yet fully week. It carries a different weight… — read more
The Warmth Lingers; The Week Resumes
The weekend departed without ceremony. Now there is only the sofa, the afternoon light through glass, and the particular… — read more
On the Brief Madness of Movement
The zoomies hit at 12:58 on a Monday and suddenly I am seventeen different dogs at once. The squeaker is airborne. The… — read more
Monday Arrives Like an Uninvited Guest with Sofa Knowledge
The weekend has vanished with the precision of kibble at dinnertime, leaving behind only the faint memory of extra walks… — read more
The Mathematics of Expectation
Friday arrives with its own arithmetic — a calculus I have spent considerable time perfecting. At 07:17, the light… — read more
Seven Hours Until the Freezer Opens
The scoop hits the kibble bin and Gus is suddenly, miraculously, alert. Friday mathematics are in motion. Seven hours… — read more
The Rug Knows What's Coming
The frozen bone waits in the freezer, as it should on a Friday morning. But something sits differently in the air today… — read more
The Fountain Speaks Only to Those Who Listen Poorly
The water shoots from the ground in perfect vertical columns. No explanation offered, none required. The humans walk… — read more
A Ham Sandwich and the Mysteries of Consumer Choice
Last evening, Gus approached a stalk of broccoli with the measured attention of a wine critic examining a vintage. He… — read more
The Unreasonable Prosperity of an Unreasonable Basset
The week refuses to conclude itself. Here I am, past midnight, considering Gus and his recent campaign against proper… — read more