MOLLY'S SWEATER
"For 19 years she was my little white mutt...."
This was Molly’s everyday sweater. She was wearing it the day we had to put her down. I’ve kept the sweater I was wearing that day, too, and a few other holy things. Her stuffed candy corn toy. (Go get your corn!) The bit of fur I snipped off her when I knew the endwas near. For 19 years she was my little white mutt, the consummate wingwoman. She slept under the covers and loved Parmesan cheese.
Here’s the slightly crazy part. I have no sense of smell; I actually literally cannot smell. But I keep the sweater in a Ziploc because I know it must have so much essence of Molly and I don't want that smell to ever disappear.
—Michael McCormick
Michael McCormick is a creative director and graphic designer who lives with his husband and their current dog in Brooklyn.