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This week, I thought I'd post a published excerpt from my novel in process, I AM the WOLF, a novel of ecology and rewilding . This excerpt, titled "The Wolves," is published in the academic journal Phenomenal Literature , Vol. 10 , based in India. The excerpt is recorded below for YouTube, and the text is pasted below that. The Wolves “The production of animal products for human consumption takes up much land that could be returned to its original wild natural state. Conside

Recently, I've been exploring the relationship between consciousness and physics. That is, I thought I was learning about consciousness. When I came across a paragraph from my novel CINNAMON, a dairy cow's (and her farmer's) path to freedom (Adelaide Books -- New York & Lisbon), that I picked out for my vegan spirituality group, I realized that consciousness has been with me all along. This brief excerpt from CINNAMON is recorded below on YouTube. The text is pasted below th

I usually ignore insults hurled at me online. After all, I have plenty of experience fielding harassment. Most often, it's for my novel THEY, a biblical tale of secret genders. Occasionally, I get insulted because I am vegan. The last comment I received gave me pause. "That's rich," I said to my partner. "A self-identified MAGA person accusing me of being in a cult." This made me consider the definitions of "cult" and "culture." Isn't the Western Diet based on a cult funded b

This week, I thought I'd post a very short excerpt from my novel THEY, a biblical tale of secret genders (Adelaide Books; New York & Lisbon). The video is posted below, and under that is the text. I've been revisiting this novel because it is so often harassed, which tells me that the novel is still needed and is striking nerves. I've been told on numerous occasions that I'm "going to hell" and that my message is "disgusting." Each time that I've been harassed, the result is