Just Don’t Call Me “Mom”

Alyce Miller is Professor of English and Creative Writing at Indiana University at Bloomington, and a widely-published writer of fiction, essays, and poetry. Her most recent book is Water, winner of the Mary McCarthy Fiction Prize. She leads a double life also practicing as a pro bono attorney specializing in animal rights and family law. Currently, she is working on a manuscript of animal essays, three of which have recently appeared in print. She teaches an Animals and Ethics class for the Honors College.