I made mud pies for him, dressed him up in clothes, explored the back yard with him. My very best friend when I was young (from age 3 until I was about thirteen) was our beagle named Puck. What is one of your memorable childhood friendships?īOBBIE: I was a very shy child so most of my friends were either imaginary or dogs. Save the date: April 24!ĪLLISON: Lucky Strike is about friendship. Pyron’s titles to date are: The Ring, A Dog’s Way Home, Dogs in Winter, and Lucky Strike. Eventually, Pyron sat down to write her first novel and in October 2009 became a published author. Then she went back to college, earned credentials as a librarian, and has been in this field for over twenty-five years. For a time, she sang in a rock and roll band. Pryon grew up a shy and quiet child who worried about many things.Īs an adult, Pyron attended college and obtained degrees in psychology and anthropology. As a result, all of her books seem to explore loss. Pyron’s father died suddenly when she was seven. As for family stories, they seemed to provide a continuity in her otherwise fragmented life. Pyron and her father used to read the newspaper comics together before she started kindergarten. They also made frequent trips to the zoo. Now on her fourth book, Pyron’s life took many twists and turns before she become a published author.Īnimals, books, and family stories have always been a huge part of Pyron’s life. As part of a virtual tour for A Dog’s Way Home, I interviewed Bobbie Pyron.
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