A brutal month.

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That is what I woke up to yesterday morning, a little after six. Nope, not Chinook; she sleeps in her Dane crate for now. This was apparently Raven. The cumulative effects of the pred seem to have finally made him feel hungry a lot more than they used to, and he labored his way down the stairs in the night, raided the trash, and then labored his way back up (he's carrying around more than 30 pounds of extra weight from the abdominal tumor) to settle in for the night, all quiet as a mouse. A 103-pound, very messy and destructive mouse, but a quiet one nonetheless. [You can also see how small our kitchen actually is, even though it still feels luxuriously big to me after seven years without one. despite the little comments to the contrary, this is a very small house; the footprint is 660 square feet.]

Earlier that day, this was what he looked like:

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Happily at work on his marrow bone. He's had one this morning, in addition to his food, but he's having a harder time of it today. He has continued to make clear that he wants to be here for now, but we know that there won't be much time left.

Needless to say, I'm not feeling much like going into anything in detail. April has been a brutal month for us over the years: losing Dom on the 10th; Lilith on the 14th; Grif on the 16th; and She-Wolf on the 27th. We will not get out of the month this year without adding a fifth name to that list.

Anyway, before I get too mired in anticipatory grief for my guardian boy, who is currently snoring heavily at my feet, here are the links:

• My Patreon, The Interstices (Writing Between Worlds) (and if you subscribe today you won't be billed until May 1st for April);
• Wings's site, for sales, with lots of new items posted;
• Wings's direct PayPal link;
• A way to buy me coffee (which actually goes to all of our medical bills, which continue to mount);
• Amazon wishlist, which mostly consists of animal and household stuff, with the kibble back off it, because Wings can't lift the boxes right now with his shoulder;
• Partial registry #1, from Bed, Bath and Beyond. I've added two or three new kitchen-y things on it now, stuff that I didn't realize we'd need.

Sales, sharing Wings's site (and testimonials, if you got 'em) — that's what we need. Also good vibes for Raven for everything to be easy and pain-free and comfortable for him for whatever time he has. Thanks.

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