Janice Gary
Janice Gary is an award-winning author, educator, writer of nonfiction and a passionate advocate for those whose stories need to be told – and heard. Author of the award-winning book Short Leash: A Memoir of Dog Walking and Deliverance, she is a Pushcart-nominated essayist whose work has been published in journals such as Brevity, Longreads, Potomac Review, River Teeth, Slag Glass City and is included in several anthologies. A resident of Key West, she marvels daily at her good fortune of living among the beauty and inspiration of this storied island
and the people who call it home.
PAWS IN PARADISE: WHEN A HOUSE COMES WITH A CAT
We dog people like to say Key West is a dog town, but that’s not exactly true. It’s a fine town for dogs, but...
PAWS IN PARADISE
My beautiful boy lay panting on the floor of the examining room, eyes glazed and unfocused. When the emergency vet bent down and greeted...
PAWS IN PARADISE: STAY COOL IN THE DOG DAYS OF SUMMER
The first summer that I walked Ozzy down the streets of Key West, he pulled me from one side of the street to another,...
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