Tag: animals
The Hare Book and The Hedgehog Book
In an essay in the current issue of New Welsh Reader [Issue 124], I confessed to my obsession with hares. And I drew on Jane Russ’ The Hare Book for i …
Read moreUnder the Stars: A Journey into Light
Years ago, somewhere between childhood and maturity, I took to night walking. We lived at that time in a village on the edge of the Somerset countrysi …
Read moreShattercone
Shattercone is the second collection of linked short stories by author Tristan Hughes, and includes a number that have been previously published. All …
Read moreThe Last Giants: The Rise and Fall of the African Elephant
The Last Giants is a beautiful, heartbreaking, and educational book by Levison Wood, a man who is often regarded as one of the best explorers of the T …
Read moreSuzanne and Gertrude
Some writers tether their donkeys to a sense of chronic hopelessness. Maybe this tradition began with Eeyore from Winnie the Pooh. You might also know …
Read moreConnecting the Dragons
I’ll let you in on something that I have scarcely told anyone before: a part of me secretly wants to become a zoologist. I’ve always loved the idea of …
Read moreHawks of Dust and Wine
My parents lived in an old farmhouse in Brycheiniog. From our sitting room you could see the hills rolling away. The sun lit a different field, the ne …
Read moreMeeting the Wolves
Her mother drove us to the house, told us we must keep this secret. In a large fenced kennel, two wolves circled each other playfully, looked not much …
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