The Ballad of Pearl and Spike

The Ballad of Pearl and Spike

About the Substack

The story of two pit bulls, born in dogfighter's backyard, who came to live with my family. Welcome--the terrorists!

About The Ballad of Pearl and Spike

Elizabeth Hess writes on art and animals. She is the author of the best-selling book, Nim Chimpsky: The Chimp who would be Human, and has written hundreds of articles on art, censorship and feminism for the Village Voice, during the 1980s 1990s.