Wow. There are some really great writers at this school. There was lots of funny work, serious, and overwhelming thoughts erupting from these authors. A common theme among them was the old dying dog. Can any one say heartbreak.
Young college students reliving the death of their best friends, that they had since they were old enough to roll a ball in their pet's direction. It kind of make sense that the dogs they had as children would all be reaching stout ages of ancient now and passing away due to old age or diseases while their human partners were out exploring college life- beer, sex, skipping class, and top ramen for every meal.
Regardless of how the story was told, they all broke my heart. Which leads me to the lessons from this event that we all can apply to our art.
1. If you ever need a story idea you can always throw in a character who's only pal is his hienz 57 mutt, who dies. Classics like Old Yeller, Where the Red Fern Grows and Journey of Natty Gan resonate in our memories happy moments that end in total torture for our hearts and tissue boxes. You may even win an award for all of your hard work.
2. If you feel tragedy, write about it as honestly as you can. Somebody somewhere else has felt the same way. You might just make them feel not so alone.
3. If you have children or are going to have children don't get them a pet until they are teenagers. This will help a broken heart from happening while they are away at college resulting in depressing stories in their English classes. Mine you, I write this as a long white tail brushes my feet under my kitchen table, followed by the occasional wet nose and drive by licking.
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