Category Archives: Animal stories

JUST WHEN YOU FELT COMFORTABLE GATHERING IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD AGAIN…

Posted on October 30, 2022 by Patrick W. O'Bryon

First came Covid, with all its dangerous variants. Frightening enough, right? Now it’s also the seasonal flu and a dangerous respiratory virus. Egads! What else could possibly be lurking out there, waiting to steal your peace of mind? Well, since … Continue reading →

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DAVID, GOLIATH AND LEXI THE CAT

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Patrick W. O'Bryon

Everyone knows the story, right? Shepherd David, the underdog, takes on the well-armored Goliath to settle an endless war, and fells the Philistine giant with a stone from the sling he uses to protect his flock. A story to hearten any young … Continue reading →

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ANOTHER BIRD-BRAINED THOUGHT, just in time for Thanksgiving

Posted on November 27, 2014 by Patrick W. O'Bryon

Ever since I sat in a movie theater years ago and watched Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds, I’ve had a strange fascination with our winged co-habitants here on Earth. Not some “birder” fascination, where I might spend hours out in the … Continue reading →

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MAX IN FRANCE – a bittersweet tale of bear love, longing and devotion

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Patrick W. O'Bryon

Max was a troubled bear. Sure he traveled frequently.  Enjoyed the sights and the companionship of his friends.  But there was more to the bear than met the eye.  His bowtie said it all:  the red-white-blue tricolore of France, a fond but … Continue reading →

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CONFESSIONS OF A MONTANA BACK-TO-THE-LANDER: The Bear Facts

Posted on November 30, 2013 by Patrick W. O'Bryon

All right, ‘fess up. Haven’t you ever wanted to shuck it all and take off for parts unknown, make a grand break from everyday frustrations? So how’s this for a suggestion? Pack up some minimal belongings along with family pets, … Continue reading →

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YOU MADE THE CORRIDOR OF DARKNESS PARTY A SUCCESS!

Posted on November 24, 2013 by Patrick W. O'Bryon

Thursday’s book launch  for Corridor of Darkness: a Novel of Nazi Germany was not only a great party (over 110 came to Mraz Brewing Company), but your generous contributions raised over $400 for Fat Kitty City non-profit animal sanctuary (http://www.fatkittycity.org). My heartfelt … Continue reading →

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WHAT I’VE LEARNED FROM BIRDBRAINS…a lesson in avian behavior

Posted on August 3, 2013 by Patrick W. O'Bryon

Summer is coasting to an end and the fledglings are leaving their nests.  Go figure.  I always thought this happened only in spring.  Shows how little I know about avian procreation.  And yesterday we witnessed a scene which has been … Continue reading →

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MAKING THE WORLD A SAFER PLACE: Why Lions Never Sleep

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Patrick W. O'Bryon

It was generally accepted among the common folk in that often  bleak, thousand year stretch between the fall of the Roman Empire and the Renaissance (when lions were but a distant memory in Western Europe and very rarely seen) that … Continue reading →

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FINDING A HOME IN YOUR HEART…a plea on behalf of abandoned animals

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Patrick W. O'Bryon

The microcosm:  A neighbor at the head of our cul-de-sac, whose two-acre property fronted a busy country road, obviously thought that letting his cats roam free and breed freely was nature’s way. When he lost the place to foreclosure, I … Continue reading →

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CONFESSIONS OF A BIGFOOT HOAXER: and How Mother Nature Turned the Tables

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Patrick W. O'Bryon

Before “reality TV” made them nightly magnets for ridicule and disbelief, Bigfoot sightings, alien visitations and the Loch Ness monster only appeared occasionally in popular magazines and newspapers. In my favorite bookstore of my college days I stumbled upon Bernard Heuvelmans’ now-classic … Continue reading →

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