Stories that affirm the indelible bond among humans and animals The relationships among human and non-human animals go back to the beginning of timeaand the ways in which these relationships have evolved (and sometimes not) is the inspiration for this collection of contemporary short fiction, penned by writers from across the globe. This diverse collection of stories explores the ways in which we live amongaand often in conflict withaour non-human counterparts. These stories feature animals from the familiar (dogs and cats) to the exotic (elands and emus), and in these stories animals are both the rescuers and the rescued. Within these pages are glimpses of the world through the eyes of a zookeeper, a shelter worker, a penguin researcher, and a neighborhood stray, among many othersaall highlighting the ways in which animals and humans understand and challenge one another. Among Animals is a dynamic collection of stories from the worldas most gifted contemporary authorsathose who pay close attention to the creatures with whom we share our planet, and who inspire us to pay closer attention as well.She is professor of English at Western Washington University, where she teaches creative writingandqueer studies. ... Terry Tempest Williams asthewinnerofthe2012 AWP Award Series for creative nonfictionandwas publishedin 2013. Along withwinning the2011Terrain.org Nonfiction Prize, his workhas appearedin Kyoto Journal, Southern Humanities Review, ... Her essaysandshort stories have appeared inmore than 100 publications, including Real Simple; Brain, Child; The Utneanbsp;...
Title | : | Among Animals |
Author | : | Diane Lefer, Jean Ryan, Mary Akers, C.S. Malerich, Patricks Hicks, Midge Raymond, Philip Armstrong, Rosalie Loewen, Jessica Zbeida, Carol Guess, Kelly Magee, Julian Hoffman, Sara Dupree, Suzanne Kamata, Melodie Edwards, Ray Keifetz |
Publisher | : | Ashland Creek Press - 2014-02-01 |
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