Strange man in hotel elevator, a non English speaker, points at guide dog, says: "Why dog?" I said: "The dog helps me see." He looked terrified, not so much of the dog's "dogness" but because of the proposition. Inside his head were worlds of diagrammspatic doggy darknesses, wild, twisting alleys, unseen strangers staring from high windows. Poor fella. I wouldn't trade for his world, not today…

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Author: stevekuusisto

Poet, Essayist, Blogger, Journalist, Memoirist, Disability Rights Advocate, Public Speaker, Professor, Syracuse University

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  1. He may have envisioned a pathetic life of a person existing solely on Alpo and touring fire hydrants all day long. Here’s hoping he possibly experienced some small modicum of enlightenment in the brief time he had to observe your specific situation.

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