About Val Silver: Val is a holistic life coach and energy healer. She believes it takes compassion, commitment, and a sense of purpose to heal oneself and the world we share. Along with her husband and shih/tzu mix, Teddy, she spends her summers in NNY and winters in Arizona. Val enjoys walking, bicycle riding, and visiting with her children and grandchildren. What inspires you to write? I feel inspired to write about what I learn and intuit about topics and causes I care about. These … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Val Silver
Virgil the Hound by Tere Albanese
Virgil the Hound by Tere Albanese Virgil is a royally bred foxhound. However, he refuses to hunt foxes or anything else for that matter. The Master of Hounds treats him quite cruelly. Virgil takes it in stride and stays true to himself. On one particular hunt, Virgil did what he always does. The hounds went one way and Virgil went the opposite way. The Mater of Hounds sends one of the huntsmen after Virgil and tells him to tie his whip to Virgil’s collar and drag him back. But when the … [Read more...] about Virgil the Hound by Tere Albanese
Confessions of a Carnivore by Diane Lefer
After Rae's ear is shot off by a jittery security guard at the health food store, the insurance settlement allows her to take a year off from teaching. She spends it volunteering at the Los Angeles Zoo. Except for her best friend Jennie, Rae has little use for human beings. She loves cats–lots of cats. The refugee she cares for, airlifted from Afghanistan to safety, is not a person but a mountain goat. As the US goes to war and baboons fall deeply, tragically, in love, … [Read more...] about Confessions of a Carnivore by Diane Lefer
