A Middle-Aged and World-Weary Emily Elizabeth Looks Back at Her Time with Clifford the Big, Red Dog

In a fictional bar interview, a middle-aged Emily Elizabeth recounts raising Clifford, the giant red dog, describing property damage, wildlife deaths on Birdwell Island, and her parents' shotguns. She says Clifford died by suicide at 40. The story is a satirical magazine piece, not a news report.

Source: A Middle-Aged and World-Weary Emily Elizabeth Looks Back at Her Time with Clifford the Big, Red Dog — McSweeney's

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