Introducing “Pet Therapy Notes:” A Home for Personal Essays on Human-Pet Bond
Submission guidelines: 1) Write from your heart.
I was inspired to create this publication after I couldn’t find the right home for a creative non-fiction essay I wrote about the loss of my dog. And just like that, Pet Therapy Notes was born.
Think of Pet Therapy Notes like a journal of sorts, the scribbled notes in your journal capturing the moments of life with your pet — the beautiful, painful, and everything in between. Emotional vomiting as an outlet to heal. No takeaway, no problem. I envision clicking on my publication akin to walking into a warm therapy office: all feelings welcome and encouraged.
Write in your own voice.
Your work is welcome as long as it relates to your relationship with a pet, past or present. Essays should be written in first person (“I”); a personal narrative, not a “how-to” or research-based piece.
No takeaway required. No research. No statistics.
With that said, if relevant to your piece, please do include lessons learned. Many pieces will have a natural takeaway; others won’t but will be inherently valuable for simply being a beautiful, sometimes tear-jerking, read.
