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Finally, Some Bad News

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Ben Sixsmith
Jul 14, 2023
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The band The Antlers have a song called “Putting the Dog to Sleep”. It’s not actually about a dog. It’s a metaphor for a dying relationship. As a sentimental sod, though, I’ve always felt that it was really about a dog.

That song seems pretty brutally apposite now. Our dog — written about here on numerous occasions — will die soon. She’s fourteen and she…

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