A Zookeeper's Memoir
Amanda C. Sandos, Yasmin Chopin, Bee Lilyjones, Stacy Boone, Julie Snider, Donna FisherI'm Amanda, animal care-giver, artist and writer, sharing the lessons animals have taught me while spreading dopamine far and wide.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 100 | Founded | 2 years ago | Last Issue | 5 days ago |
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The Ultimate Evolutionary Plot Twist
The Different Species of Kiwi Shown at the Kiwi House Musuem
About 80% of the people from the United States that hear me say I lived in New Zealand immediately bring up all the venomous snakes, and the kangaroos, and all things Australian....
The Sentience of Bees
Last weekend, I found myself at The Sunflower Festival with a couple of friends. Strangely, I had never stood in the middle of a field of 700,000 sunflowers before. It was a joyful experience. Not only for the reasons you might expect, like...
What the Heck is Animanity?
Hello my fabulous followers. It’s a lovely fall day here in the VIrginia mountains. I am just coming off a hard weekend of packing up all the family china to sell it at the estate auction coming up in a month. I had a dear friend here with...
A Close Shave with a Long Tail
This week, I am sharing a bit of a funny story about my last trip to the beach. You just never know what my friends and I will get up to, but since most of us are zookeepers or retired zookeepers, you can bet there will be non-human animals...
Snow White and the Fur Seal
A few years back, I spent two and a half months on a life-changing adventure to New Zealand to visit a friend, who ultimately became the love of my life. I cannot even find the words yet to say how much that summer changed my life. I wouldn...
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The writers behind this newsletter.
Colorful, award-winning writer, artist, and all around bird nerdy former zookeeper, who prefers the company of non-human animals.
Gardening in the Scottish Borders. Writing about nature, home and place. Sharing my PhD research in creative non-fiction place writing. Creating a supportive network for writers at every stage of their career.
Every place has stories worth knowing.
|| writer || outdoor advocate || homestead manager || retired backpacking guide || Stacy writes about the environment and how to develop one's own nature-placed relationship. She wants readers to be inspired to be outside.
Writer of fiction and nonfiction, retired teacher, lover of nature, explorer of the world.
A Geordie writer living in Australia and drinking lots of tea. Winner-2026 Libraro Prize. Shortlistee-2025 Bridport Short Story Prize. Author of Queentide and the Substack-Exclusive novel, Daughter of the Forgotten Goddess.
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