May 8, 2022 Essie One sunny morning in 2010 a squeaky meow stopped me in my tracks. The sound emanated from an overgrown ditch behind my...

Author Pat Black-Gould’s PBS Interview on WSRE

As soon as my stubby legs could grip a leather saddle, my parents took me to weekend pony rides in St. Petersburg, Florida.

The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office offered a quarterly crime prevention presentation to the public. And my curiosity got the best of me. So, I signed up. Note to self. Never bring knives into the front door of a police station.

In the game of life, I’m on third base, the senior years. There is no time like the present to confront my fears.

We are living in historic times, starting with the Covid lockdowns in 2020. I don’t know about you, but I feel like my feet are standing on a shifting sandbar and the tide is tugging me out to sea.

A Star of David necklace or a rosary? The Crystal Beads, Lalka’s Journey is a beautifully illustrated picture book that is based loosely on a true story.

My sweet boy brought me almost to the pinnacle of success, Obedience Trial Champion and Utility Dog Excellent titles. He was my first Utility dog.

Now two years old, Casull (pronounced Castle) is a tri-colored Border Collie. He keeps my other dogs, all seniors, active.

My vision is fading, my back hurts, my gray hair falls in long strands over my shoulders. Time is running out, but I will not “go gentle into that good night.”