BJ Hollars
B.J. Hollars is the author of several books, most recently Flock Together: A Love Affair with Extinct Birds and From the Mouths of Dogs: What Our Pets Teach Us About Life, Death, and Being Human. He serves as the reviews editor for Pleiades, a mentor for Creative Nonfiction, and a professor at UW-Eau Claire. For more, visit bjhollars.com. This essay was previously published in Brain, Child.