News and events from Ashland Creek Press
John Yunker 
Our friend Philip McKibbin has created an exciting website designed to engage with New Zealanders and the animals they share their islands with. The website is called Animals Inbox. It presents messages written on behalf of the animals of Aotearoa New Zealand, and readers are invited to write back. The project aims to promote critical …
Do you know who the “Big 5” are? And do you know that we recently witnessed a merger that would have resulted in a “Big 4”? You might have seen a mention of the US Justice Dept. winning a battle to put a halt to a proposed merger of the largest US publishing house, Penguin …
How old was Ted? 14? 18? We’ll never know. He had a lived a lifetime before we adopted him, and he looked it that day in the animal shelter. Horse-hunched, distended belly, a belly devoid of fur. We learned later that he overgroomed what was left of his fur, a sign of anxiety like biting …
Featuring local Ashland, Oregon deer and turkeys (as well as a few cats)… High Country News essay
The Compassion Arts Festival is an annual project of Compassion Arts, “an all-volunteer grassroots arts and education collective for exploring our connection with all life, and expanding our circle of compassion.” The festival will be held online from November 14th through November 24th. I will be participating on November 19th at 7pm EST in the …