Entries by Marty's Mom (MM)

Ratty Box Saloon

Sheriff Barry adjusted his tiny hat and narrowed his eyes at the swinging doors ob the Ratty Saloon. The whole town had been whispering for weeks about the outlaw known only as Black Bart — a scruffy troublemaker wiff a talent for disappearing right after ebery crime. Missing sunflower seeds. A suspicious cheese tax. Four […]

It’s Gotcha Day!

It was exactly three years ago today—on the annibersary of Marty’s Gotcha Day in 2013—that we drove down to Squeakin’ Pups Rattery finking we’d bring home three or four new boys. Instead, we came home with five! Well, technically we came home with four that day. The fabulous Fish was still too tiny and needed […]

Unicorm Conbenshun 2026

The unicorms gathered from across the globe on this day ob celebrashun, each one arribing wiff a soft clop, a shimmer, or in one dramatic case, a full somersault through a ring ob sparkles (he insisted it was “standard protocol”). They whispered the password at the velvet-draped entrance—“glitter never forgets”— and were admitted into the […]

The Officshul Portrait

This time… it’s Fish and Barry’s turn to turn 3. Fish arrived ready to celebrate immediately—eyes on the whipped cream, fully committed, no notes. There is no “waiting politely” in his birthday philosophy. There is only joy and access. He allowed 60 seconds for the portrait to be taken, and he was ready to go! […]