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The dog had already picked (Sgt. Puppy's Field Notes, May 14)

Erin Wood
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Today's field note from Sgt. Puppy and the morning watch at Camp Puppy Haven, Vermont.

Typewriter-style note on cream paper, dated 05/14/26. Three paragraphs of monospace text reading: "This is the camp. Camp Puppy Haven, Vermont. The lilacs are coming in. The gnats got here first. It was Thursday, May 14th. It was rainy in Camp Puppy Haven, cold breath after sundown. We were working the day watch out of Stick Investigation. My partner's Murph. The boss is Captain Otis. My name's Puppy. A man was helping his dog pick out a stick. The man had opinions. The dog had already picked." Signed THiNK LiKE A DOG.

This is the camp. Camp Puppy Haven, Vermont. The lilacs are coming in. The gnats got here first.

It was Thursday, May 14th. It was rainy in Camp Puppy Haven, cold breath after sundown. We were working the day watch out of Stick Investigation. My partner's Murph. The boss is Captain Otis. My name's Puppy.

A man was helping his dog pick out a stick. The man had opinions. The dog had already picked.


Sgt. Puppy's Field Notes are published most weekday mornings.

Read the full series at Camp Puppy Haven.

Standard issue at Camp Puppy Haven: tees, sweatshirts, and hoodies for the humans on morning watch.

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