Dogland Blog
The strongest bond: homeless humans and their canine companions II
Part two of Glenn Greenwald’s report on the bonds between Rio de Janeiro’s homeless and their dogs is now online. As with part one, there is both an article and a short film. This time, Greenwald’s audience is introduced to Karollyne, a black...
read moreThe strongest bond: homeless humans and their canine companions
For news nerds like me, the name Glenn Greenwald brings to mind news stories about Eric Snowden. That’s because Greenwald, a former reporter for the Guardian newspaper, was one of the reporters to whom Snowden divulged all that classified...
read moreDOGLAND in the Spotlight
Thank you to The Penmen Review, Southern New Hampshire University's online literary magazine, for featuring an interview with me about the processes of writing, publishing, and promoting DOGLAND. You can read the full interview here. Jacki...
read moreOctober is Adopt-a-Shelter-Dog Month
I’ve seen a number of Facebook posts and news stories about October being Adopt-a-Shelter-Dog Month. I even shared such a post on my Facebook page. But after I did that, I got to wondering: Who deemed October Adopt-a-Shelter-Dog Month, and when...
read moreWriters & Other Animals
In 2014, Sheila Boneham birthed a blog called Writers & Other Animals. An author herself, Sheila's goal was to promote her books and those of other authors whose stories share a common theme: Animals. Rather than post a series of book...
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...
