Quills and Cats

An edited version of this piece was first published in  The Times Argus, Montpelier, Vermont, December 13, 2009.

Last winter in deep snow near my house, I encountered a set of large prints by the creek. I followed the trail, my head bowed toward the ground, until I noticed the tracks disappear into scrub. I [continued...]

Letter to the Anti-Furs

This letter was written to The Star newspaper in BC, Canada in response to an anti-trapping demonstration

Dear Editor,

If the people at Wild at Heart really want to protect animals in Canada (re: the anti-fur rally in Toronto today), they are going about it the wrong way.  The destruction of the environment due to obscene logging [continued...]