Writers Tricks of the Trade VOLUME 8, ISSUE 4 | Page 6

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M ORGAN S T . J AMES , E DITOR
This is the page where I always comment on any new features and articles that are par-
ticularly timely or informative. I also use the space to update readers on what might be going
on in my professional or personal life.
C
an you believe that it is 2019 al-
ready? In some ways, it feels like
the Winter 2018 edition was just
published. But, in other ways it has
been quite an eventful year.
We have added more regular fea-
tures and contributors and as always our
readership continues to grow. So much
credit goes to those who always share the
link so that more and more readers are
aware of Writers Tricks of the Trade and
to our wonderful contributors.
Poor little Dylan the Dog, our As-
sociate Editor, really had his challenges
this past year.
Two surgeries on his right back
leg—one to repair a torn ACL ligament
and one to remove the implant because it
developed bacteria. It didn’t end there.
Even after the second surgery the infec-
tion came back more than once. Finally it
was discovered that he had a staph infec-
W RITERS ’ T RICKS OF THE T RADE
tion, so I had to don the white nurse’s hat
and give him very strong antibiotics three
times a day for three weeks. So strong,
that I had to wear gloves and a mask to
handle the pills. But—hooray—it worked.
He wore
two different
kinds of PJs so
he didn’t have
to wear the
cone of shame
while he was
healing. Jail-
bird PJs that
say
Canine
County Jail, Bone Thief, and holiday PJs
that say Ho, Ho, Ho. Besides that, it was
discovered that he has diabetes and now
has insulin injections twice a day.
Good patient that he is, I’m happy to
say Dylan the Dog is back at work as the
Associate Editor, maintaining his position
under my desk.
So many people liked the Facebook
posts about him in a dog’s voice, that Dyl-
an now has his own Facebook page. You
can follow him at @DoggieDylan.
This is a personal word of advice to
anyone who has a pet. Vet bills are very
expensive. Dylan’s topped $5,000 this
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