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Asturias Days

Asturias Days

American writer Clellan Coe, who has lived on the windswept northern coast of Spain for many years, sees her surroundings as both an insider and an outsider.

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Rescue

Rescue

by Clellan Coe | Friday, April 19, 2019
Peel, Bark, Skin

Peel, Bark, Skin

by Clellan Coe | Friday, April 12, 2019
Marina

Marina

by Clellan Coe | Friday, April 05, 2019
Merry-Go-Round

Merry-Go-Round

by Clellan Coe | Friday, March 29, 2019
Accumulation of Events

Accumulation of Events

by Clellan Coe | Friday, March 22, 2019
Acogedor

Acogedor

by Clellan Coe | Friday, March 15, 2019
One in the Hand

One in the Hand

by Clellan Coe | Friday, March 08, 2019
Carnival

Carnival

by Clellan Coe | Friday, March 01, 2019
Valporquero

Valporquero

by Clellan Coe | Friday, February 22, 2019
Camín de Bérbora

Camín de Bérbora

by Clellan Coe | Friday, February 15, 2019
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What Is a Dog?

by Chloe Shaw

We admit that unofficial, national fill-in-the-blank days can sometimes feel contrived. (National Pizza with the Works Except Anchovies Day, anyone?) But National Hug Your Dog Day (April 10) is too good not to celebrate, especially if it means we can revisit one of our favorite essays: Chloe Shaw’s “What Is a Dog?” from our Spring 2018 issue. After losing a beloved hound named Booker—described as a “wolf meets horse meets dinosaur meets tongue”—Shaw confronts the joys and inevitable sorrows of loving a pet. “A dog is a second chance. A dog is death and life. A dog is plush red carpet and fresh warm pee.” A dog is worth celebrating, and not only on April 10.