Writer, vegan, Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics from New York University. Co-chair of Turtle Nest Village...

Writer, vegan, Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics from New York University. Co-chair of Turtle Nest Village (www.turtlenv.org), which provides housing and support for youth who have aged out of foster care. Adoptive mommy of two former racing greyhounds and one terminally-ill kitty. Wife of Republican meat-eater turned vegan quasi liberal.

I believe in making the world a better place, one choice at a time. One meal at a time. One purchase at a time. One conversation at a time. I don't believe that a god will intervene and save my world. I must work to save my own little corner, as my mother used to say, each day, as best I can.

I blog daily, deconstructing the language, economics and ethics of our relationship with nonhuman animals at www.animalperson.net.
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