Writing for Animals alum Mary Akers was featured in The New York Times this week. Mary works to care for hermit crabs and a number of wonderful quotes were included, such as: “They’re not mammals, but that does not make them any less valuable,” she said. “I’m sure they’re valuable to each other.” More
More than 80 billion chickens are killed each year. And in the US, more than 200 million turkeys die each year, along with 26 million ducks. These are horrific numbers. And yet it’s hard to see any end to the endless ads for chicken wings and chicken patties on TV ads. So how do you…
I’ve long believed that some of the most effective forms of writing are letters to the editor. People love to read letters, particularly from a shared neighborhood, city or passion. In this case, we recently saw a letter in one of our most popular local magazines penned by Tom Cat (via Writing for Animals alum…
