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My pet rat is dying. I can’t stop thinking about all the things he taught me | Joseph Earp
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Bob is kind, cuddly, stubborn and wilful, even people who don’t like rats are moved by him.
Bob adores two things: his wheel, and me, and I think he’s my kid and he thinks I’m his too.
The animals who live in our home are little scraps of a universe and natural world so much larger, and more complicated, than us.
- Joseph Earp is a critic, painter and novelist. His book Painting Portraits of Everyone I’ve Ever Dated will be published by Pantera Press in 2025 .
VR Score
45
Informative language
38
Neutral language
39
Article tone
informal
Language
English
Language complexity
25
Offensive language
possibly offensive
Hate speech
not hateful
Attention-grabbing headline
not detected
Known propaganda techniques
not detected
Time-value
long-living
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