All posts tagged "Doghouse Manifesto"

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  Fishing

  The telephone rang. I answered it. It was my friend, Tony.     “Hey man, are you still in the Doghouse, or...

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  The Weekend

  The day of dad’s Memorial Service was very long. I mean, funerals are already difficult enough to navigate for the socially awkward…...

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  In Memory of my father, Carroll Lee-Roy Peterson.

  I was raised by a real man in a time of real men. Now, that’s not to say I didn’t have a...

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  Mr. Bidwell

  In 1971, there was a local character in my neighborhood named, Mr. Bidwell, who walked to and from the little grocery on...

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  The Dentist

  There are four ways out of the DogHouse. You can be good- okay, we both know that’s not going to happen- you...

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  Christmas 2009~ The Story of Sofia, Luke & Jake

  Two thousand years ago, a child was born and it was a miracle. The child was Jesus Christ, the Messiah, the Son...

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  Learning to Swim

  I cradled the telephone to my ear with my shoulder as I took my notes:             “It’s...

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  The Carnivore

  I have been good all week- that is to say, I haven’t screwed up any more than usual, but don’t get me...

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  Billy Barker and the Cedar Trees

  Billy Barker was a hapless child. Everybody knows one. Everybody grew up with one. He’s the kid whose head is misshapen, whose...

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  Thanksgiving 2009

  My telephone rang at 6:30 am. No one calls me at that hour except for two people and only for one of...

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  Hell in the Pacific

  Rule 8367:iig-a of the GENERAL GOVERNING RULES OF LIVING: subsection, C: of the FORTUNATE MEN Chapters: of the big book of the DHMF, (DogHouse...

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  The Backyard Party

  She snuggled in next to me, nuzzled the nape of my neck, nibbled my left ear lobe, which sent a shiver to...

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  Shopping

  I’m scribbling this with my left hand, holding a penlight in my teeth as I try and shove Eightball’s ass out of...