Abby’s Corner

Abigail Thomas is the author of three works of fiction and two memoirs. Fluent in sarcasm and an expert in the art of self-deprecation, her style can sneak up on you and take you on a memorable journey — though rarely in a straight line.

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Lesson From a Dog

My old dog Cooper died. He had been shaky for weeks, needing help up and down the porch steps, a boost onto the sofa. He had lost any interest in food. He still went out every morning, and I’d watch him wandering in the increasingly green grass of spring, poking around after whatever varmints had had the temerity to cross our night time yard.

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