About the author

Shel Graves

<p>Shel Graves is a reader, writer, and utopian thinker who lives by the Salish Sea. She is a solarpunk author published in the anthologies <em>Glass and Gardens: Solarpunk Summers</em> and <em>Glass and Gardens: Solarpunk Winters</em> from World Weaver Press edited by Sarena Ulibarri. Shel earned her MFA at Goddard College, Port Townsend, a utopia which no longer exists. Shel is an ordained animal chaplain with the Compassion Consortium and as Shel Graves Animal Consulting, www.shelgravesanimal.com, aims to create a culture of compassion and pay attention to animals. <br> </p><p>May we all be confident, at ease, playful, and safe.</p>