Animals are the Door

Animals open doors. I’ve spent most of my life working with them — on farms, on film sets, and in the quiet moments most people miss. They don’t explain anything. They don’t pretend. They just respond to what’s actually there.

By Barbara O'Brien

· Launched 4 months ago

Welcome.

This space is called Animals Are the Door.

Feb 18•Barbara O'Brien

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The Open Gate

I was one of those children who desperately wanted animals and didn't have them.

Jun 15•Barbara O'Brien

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Martii Does Not Shear Sheeps

I checked the obituaries...you never know.

Jun 3•Barbara O'Brien

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It's For The Monkeys

I had four bags of this and five bags of that and six bags of raisins. Probably a couple hundred dollars worth of dried fruit by the time I was done.

May 30•Barbara O'Brien

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I'm a Real Person

But as the conversation continued, I became more and more sure that I was not speaking to a real person at all.

May 15•Barbara O'Brien

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The Woods Remembers

I went for a walk and came home with a hundred-year-old secret.

May 13•Barbara O'Brien

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May Cannot Be Trusted

April is a mean girl and May pretends to be her sweet older sister.

May 9•Barbara O'Brien

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