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Trash Mermaid

Trash Mermaid: Essays, Stories, Recollections, Rants, and Ramblings that Came to Me by the Jersey Sea By: Emma Tattenbaum-Fine Trash Mermaid: Essays, Stories, Recollections, Rants, and Ramblings that Came to Me by the Jersey Sea is a collection of cleverly illustrated memoir-style short stories, tasty little poems, and slice-of-life snapshots from August 2020, as seen through the eyes of empath/comedian Emma Tattenbaum-Fine during a two-week stay alone at an Airbnb in Ventnor City, New Jersey. Trash Mermaid is designed to be read at the beach, before and after collecting seashells, or in the bleak mid-winter, when you wish to go to the beach in your imagination.

Living with Pugs

Pugs are a toy dog. Their function is “companion”, also “announcer of arrival of guests”, “pillow to rest neck on while sitting on sofa”, and “providing warmth to owner during sleep”. In this small book we see Dr. Kathy Clarke’s pugs create hilarious chaos on a daily basis. We see Dr. Clarke, as a novice, groom and show her pugs (occasionally taking a ribbon). We meet her “dog” friends and her “non-doggie” friends as we wonder through the days at Kate’s Pugs. We share her sadness and struggle as she tube feeds a 1.8 oz tiny baby fighting “fading puppy” syndrome. We share her frustration in dealing with vets who often have little experience with the breed. Dr. Clarke’s total love and devotion to the pug dog shows through on each page. Dog devotees of any breed with recognize themselves often on the pages of Living with Pugs.

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