Does hugging a house plant work?
Illustration by Alessandra Olanow
Now that my dog Rose is almost 16, she doesn’t sleep in the bed with me anymore. I really miss that, but it’s too big a jump down. Rose has her own cozy dog bed, which I’ve positioned on the ground at just the right angle, so I can gaze at her during the night.
“Missing Cat” by Virginia Mori
It’s been almost a year since hugging a human. My dog, Rose, is a stand in and that really helps.
Illustration by Ella Frances Sanders