by Harvey Lillywhite.Henry Beston (June 1, 1888 – April 15, 1968—an American writer and naturalist, best known for The Outermost House, written in 1925) said something about us animals that I find remarkable:We need another and a wiser and perhaps a more mystical concept of animals... In a world older and more complete than ours they move finished and complete, … [Read more...] about Prisoners of the Splendour.
Mumblings of a Scouser: One Kid and His Dog.
by Matthew Capper.Walking through the park just now I was pondering on what keeps us all going; what stops the mass suicide through the pointlessness of life (this’ll get lighter, bear with me). What gives life its meaning? Of course I live in relative luxury compared to others in real life threatening poverty, but trading on another’s misery should never be the way … [Read more...] about Mumblings of a Scouser: One Kid and His Dog.
Ape Love, Not War.
by Mira Allen.As the sun sets on 2011, it is certain that the year will not go down as a peaceful moment in the history of humanity. The timeline of the last 12 months has been marred by natural and manmade turmoil in homes, on the streets and across international borders. Nevertheless, there have been occasional sparks of hope.When looking towards what the next 12 months … [Read more...] about Ape Love, Not War.
Rachel and the Animals.
a conversation with Linda Sandoval. “Rachel Rosenthal is the Artistic Director and founder of The Rachel Rosenthal Company. She is an interdisciplinary performer who developed a revolutionary performance technique that integrates text, movement, voice, choreography, improvisation, inventive costuming, dramatic lighting and wildly imaginative sets into an … [Read more...] about Rachel and the Animals.
Fragile Birds: Incarceration and Poverty.
by Diane Mierzwik.LeRoy has been meeting with me every Tuesday for the last two months. We read out loud together to increase his reading fluency as part of the program’s implementation of new Evidence-Based Reading Instruction. We stop often so I can explain things like how when there is a period at the end of the sentence, he should pause, and other “rules” … [Read more...] about Fragile Birds: Incarceration and Poverty.