I'm an independent journalist, freelance writer, and author of the nonfiction book Equine ER, about a year spent following around a crazy group of equine vets in the Ky. Bluegrass (think of the TV show "House" but with horses). I worked at the S.F. Chronicle when newspapers were thriving and fun, and editors wrote headlines like: "Bad Beer Sends Rancher into Rage." I grew up mostly in Lexington, Ky., a bookworm addicted to the public library. For a portfolio of my work: leslieguttman.com.