This installment appeared, if I recall correctly, in the December 2000 issue of The Bark Magazine
Rex in the City
Installment #2
New Yorkers have a reputation for being tough customers. They’re hard to please, they accept nothing less than the best, and if they are not satisfied with the product, service, or condition upon delivery, […]
Given that I have no time to write any new blogs (the novel is due in 3 weeks!), I thought I would post some old materials—The original Rex and the City columns, to be precise. These started appearing in the Bark magazine back in August of 2000—before the Bark had a website even. […]
NOTE: THIS ESSAY APPEARED IN BARK MAGAZINE IN 2006
Dog Days in France
by Lee Harrington
After a year of losses, a writer experiences France through her new dog’s eyes
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France is famous for loving its wine, its food, and above all its dogs (which in my opinion makes that country the very nearest thing to […]
Blog for the week:
I did a fun radio interview yesterday on Animal Talk Naturally – one of the best radio programs out there concerning how to best care for our beloved pets.
Hosts Dr. Kim Bloomer and Dr. Jeannie Thomason have been so very suppotive of Bark magazine, and of me personally (sniff!). They promote […]
This essay appears in the Jan/Feb issue of The Bark magazine
For the past few years, readers have been asking what has happened to my “Rex and the City” columns, and, more pointedly, asking what happened to the dog we called Rex (his real name was Wallace). Well, the truth is, he died. Almost […]
For the New Year, I have resolved to get Pet Insurance for my dog Chloe, who doesn’t look like a troublemaker or act like a troublemaker, but who has—in the four short years I’ve had her—racked up several thousand dollars in veterinary bills. (Ask me about the time she ate […]
The title of this post shall be: SMART DOG
Today is Election Day, and I happen to be in DC for the momentous occasion. I came here for another momentous occasion—to see The Who, and they were so good I cried. It is touching to see two men in their sixties—two men […]
REX AND THE CITY: A MEMOIR OF A WOMAN, A MAN, AND A DYSFUNCTIONAL DOG now out in paperback!
I’m not one to toot my own horn, and I consider that a big fat flaw, especially these days, when books sale based on hype more than they sell on the quality of the actual book. But […]
In honor of my appearance—as a “celebrity judge,” no less—at the 17th Annual Tompkins Square Park Halloween Dog Parade, I thought I would post, on this blog, an expanded version of my doggie-Halloween story that originally appeared in The Bark magazine in 2003. (Half of this story also appeared in the book version of REX […]
The (Dog) Boys of Summer
My dog Chloe has been in a serious relationship for two years now. Her boyfriend is a handsome English Setter named Rainbow, and they are very well-matched. Both weigh about sixty pounds, and both are not-very-birdie bird dogs. Both love play tug and keepaway; both love to swim in our nearby […]