Illustration of Derek Powazek by Adam Ellis

Out for a Walk

In the Maslow’s hierarchy of needs for Chieka, finding stinky things to roll in is just about at the top.

Everyone loves Tigger. Women coo at him on instinct. Dogs follow him around. There’s this one dog in the park, Theo, who loves Tigger. He’ll run through traffic to get to him. Once, when we were out walking, a car stopped in the street. It was Theo and his owner, Nate. Nate was driving. Theo pressed himself against the glass of the window. “Look, Theo,” said Nate, “it’s your boyfriend!”

I fell in love with the girl – the dogs were a bonus.


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Hi, I’m Derek. I live in San Francisco. I’m the cofounder of Fertile Medium and editor of Fray. I sometimes post things to Flickr and Twitter. My dog’s name is Bug. More.







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