it is quiet in my studio/house tonight today I lost again “my best girl” it is so very quiet in my house tonight for we wrestled, barked at each other ate together, you witnessed all my emotions and secrets and passionate loves and now again it is so very deafeningly quiet in this studio/house of mine my friend, my protector, my magnificent beautiful “ball of energy of joy and now I say good night and be on your way my “maya-minus-friedman dog…for you made my life rich and full of grace and now again—it is so quiet in my (our) studio/house tonight how could I ever forget you my sweet, loving best friend.