My dog, the illegal alien

Finding Macy

Martin O'Toole
Nov 4 · 11 min read
Travel pals and thick as thieves

I found Macy in a horrible little puppy-farm amidst the urban sprawl of Greater Manchester; an anonymous estate full of stone-clad houses, somewhere in the north of England. It was early in 2013 when I visited the unkempt house and to this day I clearly remember entering the lounge with trepidation knowing full well the ‘breeder’ had been far from honest about the state of affairs. There were…

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Straight-talking mental health advocate and burned-out creative strategist in recovery. Healing and writing about forgiveness and overcoming adversity

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