The Littoral Life: Men at arms length
By Dan Haag As a boy, I was captivated by stories of the knight in shining armor who rescued a damsel in distress, capturing her heart with his courageous acts […]
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The Littoral Life: This final gift
By Dan Haag The phone call from Dr. Matt Didlake at Nehalem Animal Healing came at 5:07 pm. “I’m on my way over,” he said simply. Which meant we had […]
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The Littoral Life: A Lullaby For Lilo
By Dan Haag Lilo, my exuberant canine companion, was developing a limp. Though it was becoming increasingly pronounced, I wasn’t initially all that worried. She is, after all, a giant […]
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The Littoral Life: Ear Worms
By Dan Haag In the wee hours of the morning, people are often visited by visions of faceless, nameless demons who prey on their anxieties, denying them sleep. In my […]
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The Littoral Life: Progress report
By Dan Haag The other day, my calendar told me it was my birthday. I’d inched another year precariously closer to 50. I thought I’d be grumpy and spend the […]
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The Littoral Life: A senior moment
By Dan Haag I was dreading the arrival of 2019 for a very specific reason. It wasn’t for the fact that I’d have to yet again admit defeat in the […]
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The Littoral Life: Promises, promises …
By Dan Haag We’re now officially in that tricky bit of the holiday season. That strange gray area where we have to make some hard-and-fast life decisions as we barrel […]
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The Littoral Life: Cataloging Christmas
By Dan Haag I’ve grown into the role of celebrating Christmas as an adult. I gather with friends and family, eat too much, grumble about politics, and fall asleep late […]
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The Littoral Life: A dedication to be named later
By Dan Haag One of my favorite things about cracking open a new book is reading the dedication. It’s for a couple of reasons. First, it’s fun to conjure up […]
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The Littoral Life: Halloween Habeas Corpus
By Dan Haag As a kid, I loved Halloween for all the obvious reasons: candy, costumes, debilitating sugar hangover, etc. As I hovered in that awkward age between goofy kid […]
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