Contributor

**Erika Ritter** is a writer in several genres. Published works include: a play, *Automatic Pilot*; a novel, *The Hidden Life of Humans*; and a non-fiction book, *The Dog by the Cradle, The Serpent Beneath: Some Paradoxes of Human-Animal Relationships*. As well, she worked for three decades as a host and contributor on numerous CBC Radio programs.