Live Like a Dog, Alone

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Live Like a Dog, Alone. . . . . . . . . “Live like a dog, alone” is a story about two persons, who have that in common that they both live alone. Miriam is a middle-aged woman with a great job. At one night she is a keynote speaker at a conference by Stress, the new pandemic. In the night at the conference she has to be taken to the hospital because of her heart. This happens now and then. . . . . . . . . . Basically the story is set inside the taxi she is getting in after the medical treatment at the hospital. The taxi driver and Miriam have a conversation going on, and not like every other conversation between a taxi driver and a costumer. The driver of the taxi seems a little blue about his life and he tells Miriam about the fact to be living alone. . . . . . . . . . Both of them get aware of each other viewpoints, even though they have different lives. Miriam, a middle-aged woman who hasn’t any kids, lives alone and has been married once. She is now divorced, because of her ex-husband. He moved and started living with an English actress. She has been voted to be the business woman of the year and she’s running a treatment agency. Sometimes she is stressed and she is often at the hospital. Miriam hasn’t given any signs for sadness about living alone. On the other hand she thinks it expresses independence and strength. For some reason Miriam has this idea, that she is responsible for other people. This thought has driven her ex-husband crazy. . . . . . . . . . The title “Live like a dog, alone” can be related to the taxi driver, who’s living alone, for his statement: . . . . . . . . . "A family, a nest, eggs. I have no one, Miriam. You have to believe me. I am no better than a dog.” . . .

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