For some, the awakening to animal suffering at the hands of human indifference happens in an instant. For others, it is a process. But whenever and however that understanding surfaces, a continuing deep pain and sadness for animals is inescapable. Trying to put those feelings into words can feel like communicating from a place outside the five senses, from a kind …
We’re sure that by now, all of you darling flock members are just as addicted to reading Robin Lamont’s The Chain as we are. Did you catch her squawking about it on the OHH podcast and TV show? Robin is generous enough to be sharing the entire novel with you installments. Not only is it a well-written story that keeps readers on the …
Most vegans are aware of the suffering of animals on factory farms, but fewer know about the impact that meat consumption has on wildlife. Writer Robin Lamont explores the collusion between the U.S. government and Big-ag that is ravaging our country’s native predators. *** Lives in the Balance: The Federal Government’s Clandestine War on Wildlife by Robin Lamont In 1986, singer-songwriter …
We’re sure that by now, all of you darling flock members are just as addicted to reading Robin Lamont’s The Chain as we are. Did you catch her squawking about it on the OHH podcast and TV show? Robin is generous enough to be sharing the entire novel with you installments. Not only is it a well-written story that keeps readers on the …
We’re sure that by now, all of you darling flock members are just as addicted to reading Robin Lamont’s The Chain as we are. Did you catch her squawking about it on the OHH podcast and TV show? Robin is generous enough to be sharing the entire novel with you installments. Not only is it a well-written story that keeps readers on the …
Last week I wrote yet another letter to our local paper regarding bow hunting, and it got me thinking about animal advocacy in letters to the editor. Our rural community decided that they have a “problem” with too many deer, so the town has established a “deer management program” that allows hunters to shoot them with bows and arrows. I am …
Come away, O human child! To the waters and the wild With a faery, hand in hand, For the world’s more full of weeping than you can understand. ― W.B. Yeats, The Stolen Child In The Emotional Lives of Animals and Children (Turning Stone Press, 2014), William Crain explores our society’s need to keep children from seeing the widespread industrialized cruelty to animals …
We’re sure that by now, all of you darling flock members are just as addicted to reading Robin Lamont’s The Chain as we are. Did you catch her squawking about it on the OHH podcast and TV show? Robin is generous enough to be sharing the entire novel with you installments. Not only is it a well-written story that keeps readers on the …
Did you hear about that small get-together that happened in NYC recently? You know, the one where all those folks got together and marched for something about the planet getting hotter? Well, apparently plenty of vegans are concerned about this… “climate change,” I think it’s called?… and, today, one of our favorite novelists — Robin Lamont — is filling us in on how some vegans …
If I’m reincarnated as a squirrel or a spider – perhaps even a mole – I’m hoping that I’m reborn at Tai Moses’ house. In her book Zooburbia: Meditations on the Wild Animals Among Us (Parallax Press, 2014), Moses takes us on a journey through “the extraordinary, unruly, half-wild realm where human and animal lives overlap.” She writes of the animals we …
The annual Animal Rights Conference, informally known as AR 2014, was held in Los Angeles last month. It hosted more than 100 speakers and this year attracted record attendance (I heard between 1200 and 1300). According to organizers Farm Animal Rights Movement (FARM), nearly half of the attendees at the opening plenary raised their hands when asked if this was their …
We’re sure that by now, all of you darling flock members are just as addicted to reading Robin Lamont’s The Chain as we are. She is generous enough to be sharing the entire novel with you installments. Not only is it a well-written story that keeps readers on the edge of their seats, but it also has animal rights themes. #PRIVATE# Here are the …
“She’s a vegetarian. He’s a carnivore. Will it be a table for one?” The Green & The Red (Ashland Creek Press, 2014) had me from the back cover blurb. And the novel by Armand Chauvel, translated from the French, makes good on its promise of a fun, engaging story of two people with a mutual attraction who don’t see eye to …
Dear Flock, Author Robin Lamont joined us on our podcast last month where she read an excerpt from her novel, The Chain. Excitingly, we just found out that The Chain is a finalist in the Foreword Reviews Book of the Year 2013. We’re big fans of this animal rights themed novel, and are not at all surprised by this major recognition. Even …
“Would you look at this video about how pigs are treated in factory farms?” “Oh, I know, I know. It’s terrible.” “But you still eat bacon and pork. So maybe you’d just look at this video so you can see where it comes from.” “No, no, really. I don’t want to see.” “Okay. What if I tell you a story about …
I picked up this week’s edition of The New Yorker and was excited to see Jonathan Lethem’s short story called “Pending Vegan.” The magazine’s readers, from what I know, are a pretty savvy bunch. And believing that The New Yorker’s fictional pieces are a reflection of this demographic, I was more than a little curious to see what the story might …
This is the third flock-only installment of the new novel, The Chain, by Robin Lamont. We will continue to share a few more chapters each month up to the end of the book. This month, enjoy chapters 7, 8, and 9. And flock, in case you missed them, here are chapters 1, 2, and 3 and chapters 4, 5, and 6. *** The …
Last month, we brought you darling flock members Chapters 1, 2, and 3 the new novel, The Chain, by Robin Lamont. We will be rolling out the rest of the novel throughout the next few months. Today we bring you Chapters 4, 5, and 6. Hope you enjoy… *** The Chain (cont.) Chapter 4#PRIVATE# Emmet pulled into his new parking space near the …
Today, we welcome Robin Lamont back to Our Hen House. She is reviewing Among Animals, the latest from Ashland Creek Press. Robin, who is the author of the animal rights-themed novel, The Chain (which we reviewed on Episode 205 of our podcast), last joined us when she gave us her take on the novel, Dog Boy. Today, Robin — who just …
What with Al Gore and Jay Z and Beyoncé (for a while) going vegan, some media are calling last year “the year of the vegan.” So here is my list of people I’d like to see go vegan in 2014! Hillary Clinton – because she’s so close. She and Bill could enjoy their vegan meals together; the Clinton Foundation is doing …