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Marilyn Anne Campbell

Marilyn Anne Campbell

Writing about animals, nature, the arts, pop culture, society, philosophy, the little adventures of life, writing itself, and whatever else strikes my fancy.

The book "The Three Ethologies" by Matthew Calarco sits on an armchair.

Books Read in 2025

This year may have some, um, themes.

A ginger-coloured cow with long horns and long hair on top of their head grazes on short grass.

Thinking Aloud: Is the Hard "g" in Vegan a Problem?

Just a quick thought on how "vegan" sounds.

Cover of Going Public: A Guide for Social Scientists by Arlene Stein and Jessie Daniels. Illustrations by Corey Fields. A ser

Reading Notes: Going Public by Arlene Stein and Jessie Daniels

Tips on being a public scholar or writing about their work, from the book "Going Public: A Guide for Social Scientists."

Cover of the book Bright Wings, which features a painting of a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher.

Books Read in 2024

Just a place for me to keep track of what I'm reading.

When a Parrot Doesn't Know the Word for Fire

When a Parrot Doesn't Know the Word for Fire

Have you heard of Alex the Grey Parrot? He lived with American researcher Irene Pepperberg for 30 years while she taught him to not just mimic words, but to understand their meaning. Many years ago I read two different books by Pepperberg about her time with Alex – Alex and Me,

Four colourful elephants painted on a stone retaining wall.

Will this site be the one that sticks?

I've been crashing about the internet recently, trying to find a place where I feel comfortable just doing some old school blogging. I've had the urge for months now to get back to writing about daily life and random thoughts the way so many of us