Valerie Ishii 

@valerieishii
Currently inhabiting the limbo land of being a cancer survivor, but not being completely better. Have worked as a teacher, freelance writer, lived in Japan and worked with dogs for the past decade.
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By Valerie Ishii
Dogs...as they say, aren't my whole life, but they make my life whole. Here I dabble into writing inspired by my curiosity into all things canine, and coax my writing habit in from the cold kennel of the cancer ward.