The Passing of A Legend

April 16, 2018 By Captain Maiel Leave a Comment

On Saturday, April 14, at about noon, Sadie Sue Shagbottom passed away.

With a very heavy heart, I bid good-bye to my best friend today. She arrived in my life a hot mess and left the same way, tearing off a piece of my heart as she went. She was the best dog ever.

After the new year, she started slowing down and the white in her face increased. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary for her eight years. Until last Sunday, I didn’t think much of it. I scheduled her appointment for shots, but told them this morning things had turned. Blood tests and X-rays revealed a mass. It had metastasized from her spleen into her lungs. My boo is gone. I’m wrecked. How do I go on without such an integral part of my life?

My hope is Max was there to greet her. Maybe some other puppy friends. She passed quickly and peacefully. I spent her last moments thanking her and telling her I loved her.

Life goes on despite the nightmare come true. She slept on my bed last night, and that was our last night. I spent the early morning cuddling her. That was our last. I gave her many kisses and hard hugs to send her on. I thanked her. I told her I loved her over and over.

Somehow, her passing in my arms, being at her side, helps. The frightening inevitable has come. A day later, as I write this, I am nauseated and suffering headaches and leg pain. Depression is for real. I will heal, with time. The important thing is to feel it and unpack it, and get moving again. She would not want me to be upset. My tears always gave her unease.

For a brief moment, I was truly blessed. Love you, Shagbottom. Your Theater will go on. Good bye, my darling girl. Until we meet again.

Sadie is survived by her mom, Katie, Nonna and Poppy, her aunt Rachel, and cousins Tony Stark and Pepper Potts. Sadie Sue Shagbottom will be remembered always.

About Captain Maiel

Born in Saratoga Springs, New York, K has enjoyed more than twenty years professionally writing. K attended Morrisville State College, majoring in Biology, and then continued with English and History at the University at Albany, where she gained her Bachelor’s Degree. While attending UA, K interned with the 13th Moon Feminist Literary Magazine, bridging her interests in social movements and art. Topics of K's writing often include gender and racial disparities, and trauma. In 2014, K graduated from Empire State College (SUNY) with a Masters in Liberal Studies: screenwriting (Film Studies), the politics of film, and adaptations. During her gradute work, K was the recipient of the Foner Fellowship in Arts and Social Justice, a full scholarship.
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Published novels by K include the Civil War drama Blue Honor, the Second World War spy thriller OP-DEC:Operation Deceit, and the controversial dark fantasy, paranormal series The Trailokya Trilogy. In addition to writing novels, K does screenwriting: 8 Days in Ireland and the adaptations of her current novels. A sequel to her second novel, OP-DEC, is in the research phase, while the screen adaptation is being considered for production by film companies.
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In 2015, K. Williams became an official member of International Thriller Writers, but her greatest accomplishment thus far was becoming a mother in 2017. K continues to produce commentary and art pieces on The Blue Honor Blog, publishing twice weekly. A devoted dog mom, K created Shagbottom Theater in which her dogs star as well known literary and stage personas. K is also a visual artist, producing the ZoDuck Cartoon, painting and sketching--digitally or traditionally, as well as an accomplished Photographer. Click here to see more! Whether it's cooking, IVF and Parenting, learning a foreign language, history or dogs, you'll find something to enjoy and for which to come back.
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Excerpts of K's unedited, rough drafts and other scraps of writing can be found at: KWilliamsAuthor on deviantArt.com. You can also sample her books on Wattpad.