by Jacki Skole | Dec 29, 2015 | Standard
Dogland Blog I’ve never been one to make New Year’s resolutions. I suppose that’s because I’ve never wanted to be pressured into keeping them. But this year is different. Not only am I making one, I’m making it public. I figure that will...
by Jacki Skole | Nov 19, 2015 | Standard
Dogland Blog My husband and I put off renovating our master bathroom for years. Not because it didn’t need a facelift, but because other rooms in our house needed one more. However, when Kevin could no longer jerry-rig the shower’s glass doors to keep water from...
by Jacki Skole | Oct 26, 2015 | Standard
Dogland Blog This is the sixth in a series of stories written by young people. Writing encourages children to explore their relationships with pets and works to strengthen the human-animal bond. After all, today’s youth are tomorrow’s pet owners. Stories have not been...
by Jacki Skole | Oct 14, 2015 | Standard
Dogland Blog For news nerds like me, the name Glenn Greenwald brings to mind news stories about Eric Snowden. That’s because Greenwald, a former reporter for the Guardian newspaper, was one of the reporters to whom Snowden divulged all that classified information...
by Jacki Skole | Oct 13, 2015 | Standard
Dogland Blog Thank you to The Penmen Review, Southern New Hampshire University’s online literary magazine, for featuring an interview with me about the processes of writing, publishing, and promoting DOGLAND. You can read the full interview here. Recent Posts Of...
by Jacki Skole | Oct 12, 2015 | Standard
Dogland Blog I’ve seen a number of Facebook posts and news stories about October being Adopt-a-Shelter-Dog Month. I even shared such a post on my Facebook page. But after I did that, I got to wondering: Who deemed October Adopt-a-Shelter-Dog Month, and when did they...