Dogland Blog
DOGLAND in the news
I want to thank everyone who's spread the word about DOGLAND--word of mouth is what sells books these days, especially when your last name isn't Rowling or Grisham, and you're not a comedian or politician pitching a memoir. So please, keep up...
read moreLove, Loss, and all things DOG
Please join me at the Hillsborough Public Library on January 12 at 7 p.m. to talk about all things DOG. We'll talk love--after all, dogs are members of the family. We'll talk loss--why a dog's passing can leave us with a grief as deep as that...
read moreDog Tales: Stories about dogs written by the children who love them
A huge thank you goes out to the Stephen Gaynor School in New York City, for giving its students the opportunity to share their thoughts about companion animals. In today’s post, several students explain what it would mean for them to have a...
read moreA New Year’s Resolution
I've never been one to make New Year's resolutions. I suppose that's because I've never wanted to be pressured into keeping them. But this year is different. Not only am I making one, I'm making it public. I figure that will sufficiently up...
read moreA mantra for raising kids and dogs
When my daughters were toddlers and daily tantrums the norm, I would close my eyes and say to myself, "This, too, shall pass." (I said a lot of other things, also, but they're not printable.) Of course, the tantrums did pass--only to be...
read moreABOUT
Jacki Skole is an award-winning journalist, author and adjunct professor of communication. A graduate of the University of Michigan and Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, she spent a decade as a writer and producer at CNN before turning to teaching. Jacki launched WRITE Now to assist students in writing the college application essays that will chart their future. Read More...
