Dispatches from a Porch Swing

Dispatches from a Porch Swing

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Dispatches from a Porch Swing
Dispatches from a Porch Swing
Cats

Cats

“There’s little chance for romance with snot running down your face.”

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Jen Deaderick
Sep 20, 2024
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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…

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