I’ve always been allergic to cats and dogs. It defined my childhood. I’d spend sleepless nights on sleepovers at homes with cats, lying first on my right side to clear my left nostril, then on my left to clear my right.
Once I was rushed to the hospital for an adrenaline shot to my heart. I learned this when Pulp Fiction came out. Mom said that depictio…
Keep reading with a 7-day free trial
Subscribe to Dispatches from a Porch Swing to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.