Our Writers
Get to know the crew behind everything we write at Kinship.
Dr. Alycia Washington, DVM, MS
Veterinarian
Alycia Washington, DVM, is a small animal emergency veterinarian with over ten years of experience based in North Carolina. She works as a relief veterinarianopens in new tab and provides services to numerous emergency and specialty hospitals. She also works as a veterinary writer with a focus on educating pet owners, and is the author, under the name A. C. Washington, of the children’s book Dr. Jett, Monster Vet.
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Dr. Bartley Harrison, DVM
Veterinarian, Emergency Medicine
Dr. Bartley Harrison is a veterinarian with more than nineteen years of experience. He has worked in both large and small emergency and specialty veterinary practices, treating a variety of species; primary interests includes emergence medicine and critical care.
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Elizabeth Laura Nelson
Freelance Writer
Elizabeth Laura Nelson is a writer and editor based in Brooklyn, New York, whose work has appeared in The New York Times, Jenny, Best Life, YourTango, Elite Daily, and more. Topics of interest include relationships, health and wellness, midlife, and lifestyle. As a child, Elizabeth was scared of cats (claws and teeth, yikes) but she has since gotten over her fear and now shares her home with three sweet and gentle feline companions who make life better (and cuddlier) every day.
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Charles Manning
Freelance Writer
Charles Manning is an actor, writer, and fashion/media consultant living in New York City with his two cats, Pumpkin and Bear.
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Laura Bradley
Freelance Writer
Laura is a New York-based experienced writer and mom of two rescue pups. When she is not writing or walking the pooches, you will probably find her in the community garden.
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Karen B. London, PhD, CAAB, CPDT-KA
Freelance Writer
Karen B. London, Ph.D., is a Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist and Certified Professional Dog Trainer who specializes in working with dogs with serious behavioral issues, including aggression, and has also trained other animals including cats, birds, snakes, and insects.
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Sarah (Kollmorgen) Cottone
Freelance Writer
Sarah is a writer whose work has appeared in The Atlantic, Discover magazine, and the Huffington Post, among other places. She lives outside of Denver with her husband and their dog Lucy, who is the true queen of the household.
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Mia Mercado
Freelance Writer
Mia Mercado is a writer whose work has appeared in The New Yorker, New York, The New York Times, Cosmopolitan, Bustle, and more. She’s also the author of two essay collections, Weird But Normal (2020) and She's Nice Though (2022), both published by HarperOne.
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Marianne Eloise
Freelance Writer
Marianne Eloise is a writer for outlets like The Cut, the Guardian and the New York Times. She is also the author of an essay collection Obsessive, Intrusive, Magical Thinkingopens in new tab. She has been going on adventures with her dog Bowie since she was 17.
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Marti Trgovich
Freelance Writer
Marti Trgovich is a New York–based writer whose work has appeared in the New York Times Tiny Love Stories, the New Yorker Shouts & Murmurs, and The Dodo. She is mom to a senior rescue pup named Claude.
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