fiction and creative non-fiction from Brennan Quenneville
When things go poorly for people, they are often told that, "When life gives you lemons, make lemonade." This is stupid. First, we must address that lemons are not garbage but rather a perfectly adequate, salable commodity. If life has given you lemons, life has given you a modest but useful beginning. For the truly [...]
Earlier this year I sent a song recommendation to my dad. "This one is slow and plodding," I said. "It's got a strange beauty." If those cryptic descriptions make it seem like an odd recommendation to make, I assure you that it was not. I grew up in a musical house. While my mom was [...]
Caitlin and I got our first dog, Elly, almost four and a half years ago. Shortly after that - once we had gotten accustomed to the daily trauma that was being Elly's parents - we realized that we actually wanted to have two dogs. Concerns about space, apartment rentals, and money kept us from growing [...]
