by Maggie Marton | Aug 20, 2026 | OMD!
When I started writing FOR THE LOVE OF DOG, it wasn’t called that yet, and it was nothing more than a handful of notes about the human-dog bond scribbled in the early hours of the morning. Violet was two years old. Astrid was three months. Little did I know, we were a...
by Maggie Marton | Apr 22, 2026 | OMD!
Recently, I joined the Indiana Writers Center’s creative nonfiction group. The leader provides a prompt, and we all respond. The March prompt was to read this list essay featured in The Best of Brevity and write our own version. Here’s mine, which I’m sharing because...
by Maggie Marton | Feb 12, 2026 | OMD!
One of my favorite book bloggers / podcasters, Modern Mrs. Darcy, hosts an annual conversation in February: What’s saving your life right now? February can be a difficult month. Depending where in the world you are, it can be dark, dreary, cold, icy, dry, miserable....
by Maggie Marton | Jan 27, 2026 | OMD!
Delightfully so, enrichment is a hot topic right now among dog trainers and owners. I’m enrolled in a dog training group called Uniquely Paws-able through Your Inner Dog. It’s a group specifically for blind, deaf, and deaf/blind dogs. I’m enjoying it and learning so...
by Maggie Marton | Jan 12, 2026 | OMD!
It’s your first “gotcha day,” girly, and I’m honestly not sure where the year has gone. Or, actually, I think it passed in an absolute blur because you did not for one second slow down, stop, rest, chill, or relax. Not once. (Until last week but more on that in a...
by Maggie Marton | Jan 5, 2026 | OMD!
Be warned, dear reader: This is a bout of introspection that veers toward naval gazing. All December long, I felt the pull toward drafting all the year-end content: 2025 in review, top post recaps, 2026 goal setting, and so on. I wasn’t pulled because I wanted to...
