Ceiridwen Terrill began her career as a university professor. She now uses her research and teaching skills as a sports therapist for top performance horses. She is the author of two books, Unnatural Landscapes (University of Arizona Press) and Part Wild (Scribner), which was a finalist for the Oregon Book Award. Her essays have been published in Slate, Oxford American, and High Country News, among others. Ceiridwen lives with her husband, the artist/illustrator LJ Kinzer, ""Monk,"" on a wooded property bordering Forest Park, a wild area on the edge of Portland, Oregon. LJ Kinzer, ""Monk,"" earned a BFA from Pacific Northwest College of Art and served as a graphic artist in the 82nd Airborne. He has shown his paintings at Dark Halle in Germany, as well as Quartersaw and Acanthus Galleries in Portland, Oregon.