Reflections on Lives of the Monster Dogs by Kirsten Bakis – “The writer and the pet owner share a similar neurotic desire to be loved, and it is the pets’ very powerlessness which paradoxically empowers it. Give me your undifferentiated affection. You can trust me, I would only do what’s best for you. Writers want their readers to be obedient, attentive and loyal. They want to see the slobber dripping off the end of a droopy pink tongue.” Between the Lines