The Damn Dog Won’t Shut Up

My mom’s dog is a sweetheart — until I try to stand up.

Zach J. Payne
3 min readSep 16, 2022

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Photo by Catherine Heath on Unsplash

Last month, I moved back to my Mom’s place in Southern California. It’s been quite the transition (especially going back to the 100-degree heat, which has actually been kind of refreshing) but for the most part, it’s been smooth.

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Zach J. Payne

(He/They) Ninja Writer. Thespian. Queer. Essayist, poet, novelist.