An Inner Rabbit Posted on 06/26/2025 by Michael Gray When stories tell the tale of an inanimate toy becoming alive because a living being infuses them with love and hope, we probably don’t...
Still a Canadian Posted on 04/07/2020 by Michael Gray I’d rather reread “Wind in the Willows” (Kenneth Grahame, 1908) than “Animal Farm”. I especially enjoyed the illustrated children’s version, which I read many...
Animal Stories are Us Posted on 05/24/2018 by Michael Gray Unsettling truths about the human realm can be more palatable when delivered in the form of a parable. In animal stories, such as told...
A Kinder, Gentler “Animal Farm” Posted on 11/15/2016 by Michael Gray Unsettling truths about the human realm can be more palatable when delivered in the form of a parable. In animal stories, such as told...