Tove Danovich is the author of Under the "Henfluence: Inside the World of Backyard Chickens and the People Who Love Them." She writes the weekly newsletter A Little Detour and lives in Portland, Oregon.
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Let's stop shipping baby chickens in the mail
"The practice of shipping chicks through the mail began in 1918 with the promise that chicks would only be shipped if they could reach their destination within 72 hours," writes...
Is the humble pigeon a mascot for our time?
All of a sudden, my social media feed has been taken over by pigeons, writes Tove Danovich. It was enough to make me look more closely at these birds and...
Gone are the days of the 'Nigerian prince'
It used to be that scammers tried to dupe you with the lure of free money, writes Tove Danovich. Not anymore. In America, scams offering a great employment opportunity or...
Every friendship is a love story
After my divorce, the end of a 10-year relationship, I wondered if I’d ever find another life partner, writes Tove Danovich. And then I realized I already had — lots...
One of the (many) problems with medical billing practices
Budgeting for health care is a combination of gambling and fortune telling, writes Tove Danovich. I may as well have consulted a tarot card deck.
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