trying to write with a dog staring at you

Poppy listens to an awkward sentence

I have two supervisors who take turns staring at me while I write.

Poppy is pictured here by my laptop, taking over Daisy's shift, who is in the background settling in for an extended nap.

They're great workers. They listen patiently as I read aloud from my work-in-progress and as long as I feature a dog in the story, they don't complain about the plot.

The only time they ditch me is when they hear rattlings in the kitchen!