Friday, February 15, 2013

Day 40 of the 365 Days of Blogging

The author, Dane F. Baylis

What One Wild Animal Do I Wish I Could Have For A Pet

 
This is going to be counter to the theme. There are no wild animals I wish I could have for a pet. It's really a rather simple thing. Wild animals do best in the wild. Owning them inflicts unnatural environments where their habits, diets and social tendencies are all subverted to the human need to dominate something.
 
I have owned non-domestic creatures in the past. The unfortunate ones died in my care. Others fared better in when I eventually learned they would be more likely to thrive in their own habitats caring for themselves. I have nursed the occasional creature to health after some type of trauma, but they were always turned back to their own surroundings.
 
I was confined for  a short time by my own species and didn't find it enjoyable in the least. Why should I expect another creature to find my attentions any less claustrophobic? I know, I'm probably supposed to be doing some kind of 'what if' exercise with this but it is just completely outside of my nature and something I feel strongly about. Which is probably one of those emotion packed subjects I should explore for a story.
 
Accepting short fiction to 1200 words, poetry to 25 lines, and carefully crafted essays for the Your Work/Your Love page. No pay for this, just the glory of exposure. You can email these to me at dbaylis805@gmail.com. There are gadgets on the right side of the page for following or subscribing to this blog. I really enjoy the thought you might find what happens here that interesting (It also helps tremendously with the search engine ratings). Comments, critiques, and questions are always welcome and may be submitted in the form at the bottom of the page.
 
As always...live, love, write.
 
 
Dane F. Baylis
 


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