by Mark Saluke | Aug 1, 2025 | Author’s Journey, Pet Companionship, Recovery & Sobriety, The Tao
“The Park isn’t the same as it used to be.” It turns out this first line of Chapter 8, “Practicing Eternity”, in Lucy’s Way is hitting me in new ways these days. When I originally wrote “Practicing Eternity”, it was Chapter 9, and it was a whole lot different, but...
by Mark Saluke | Jul 13, 2025 | Pet Companionship, Recovery & Sobriety, The Tao, Uncategorized
It took me just over 48 years of my life to discover a simple truth… Mango is awesome. I love it. It’s my favorite fruit, sending tropical tidal waves of pleasure coursing through my senses of taste and smell every time I partake in its extraordinary and tantalizing...
by Mark Saluke | Jun 29, 2025 | Pet Companionship, Recovery & Sobriety, Site Announcements, The Tao
“Those who follow Tao celebrate this day to remind themselves of the cycles of existence. They remember that all cycles have a left and a right, an up side and a down side, a zenith and a nadir. Today, day far surpasses night, and yet night will gradually begin to...
by Mark Saluke | Jun 8, 2025 | Author’s Journey, Pet Companionship, The Tao
At some point during the happy whirlwind of days, weeks, and months when I was writing Lucy’s Way: A Dog, A Drunk, and The Tao, I realized I needed to start thinking about a cover. I had ideas. Of course there would be pictures of Lucy on the cover, and I immediately...
