The Weight of Quiet
It doesn't announce itself
It just shows up one day and everything feels harder to manage than it did the day before.
Mental Health
Riding Shotgun — No. 05 Why Honey Is the Chief Morale Officer and I'm Just the Driver
Honey interrupts it.
Not with wisdom.
With presence.
Riding Shotgun — No. 04 What Happens When a Heeler Has a Bad Day on the Road
I don't know what a dog's look means in any technical sense.
I know what that one meant.
Riding Shotgun — No. 03 A Day in the Cab: Honey's Version
We leave before the sun most days.
Honey's position on this is complicated.
Riding Shotgun — No. 02 Things Honey Knows That I Had to Learn the Hard Way
She just — knows things.
Riding Shotgun — No. 01 How a Red Heeler Became My Co-Driver
Let me be clear about something right away:
Honey is not a pet who comes along for the ride.
She is crew.
There is a difference, and she would like you to understand it.
How She Got Here
Red Heelers — Australian Cattle Dogs — are working dogs.
They are not designed
Your Mind Is Miles Ahead
There's a kind of tired that sleep doesn't fix.
You know the one. You wake up in the bunk, boots haven't hit the step yet, and your brain is already at the shipper. Already doing math on hours and weather and whether that appointment