Everyone has an experience to share about how an animal has touched their life in a memorable way. These noted scholars and writers are special friends to Voice of the Animal. We invite you to enjoy their stories.

Dr. Dennis Slattery, Ph.D., is a core faculty member of the Mythological Studies program at Pacifica Graduate Institute, where he specializes in the literary classics, psychology and the writings of Joseph Campbell. He has written over 200 articles and reviews for books, magazine and newspapers, and is a popular speaker on the mythological imagination, presenting at conferences and lectures nationwide. Author of several books, his most recent is Grace in the Desert: Awakening to the Gifts of Monastic Life.

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        Requiem for a Pet   -   Parentless at 60  -  Restless Cardinal

Dr. Stephen Wilkerson, M.D., was born and grew up in the Far East, the son of Presbyterian medical missionaries to China. He has spent most of his professional career as a physician, but is currently working on his doctorate in Mythological Studies from Pacifica Graduate Institute near Santa Barbara, California. Stephen now makes his home in Black Mountain, in western North Carolina.

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    Archilochus Psychopompos:
    The Ruby-Throated Hummingbird as Mentor

Marian Hailey-Moss, worked for many years as an actress, appearing on Broadway, TV, and in movies. She is best known as Brenda in the movie "Lovers and Other Strangers." After retiring from the theatre, Marian now enjoys a career as a psychotherapist and writer in New York City. Please visit her website www.marianhaileymoss.net to enjoy some of her many delightful stories.

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            Milky Whey's Dream     -     A Palace for Peepers