• WHO WE ARE...
• PETER MARINA, Ph.d. - writer

  Peter Marina grew up in New Orleans and initially studied Sociology at the University of New Orleans, receiving his PhD in Sociology from the prestigious New School for Social Research in New York. Additionally, more than a decade of teaching at both the high school and university levels has enabled him to effectively communicate even the most difficult of intellectual concepts. He can be contacted through his website, petermarina.com.

• ROXANNE AUBREY MARINA -writer/illustrator

  Roxanne Aubrey Marina, having spent nearly 20 years in graphic production and design in New York City, is illustrating the concepts and the characters as well as writing the dialogue. Other examples of her illustration can be found here.

• TODD NORMAN - photographer

  Todd Norman is a photographer and a lifelong resident of New Orleans. Born in the 7th Ward, he attended St. Augustine High School and Delgado Community College. His images display his passion for the many diverse neighborhoods and architectural details of New Orleans.

• LAGNIAPPE - dog

  Lagniappe is a beagle/terrior mix (a.k.a. Bayou Beagle) who hates squirrels and has her own twitter feed. Though she doesn't add content or art to the book, she does remind us all how important it is to strech and take a walk every now and then.

• WHY "HUPPY THE ANARCHIST?"

  As a preface: The name Huppy is a combination of Husband and Puppy. Most women would agree a new husband, while hopefully cute like a puppy, requires some amount of training, like, well, a puppy. We were sitting in The Brooklyn Inn, discussing the lack of critical thinking in our society and Huppy said, "It would take a superhero to get people to think more critically, one that's a critical, radical anarchist." "Sure," I said, "and I suppose we should just call him Huppy, Huppy the Anarchist." Then we both just sat there in a moment of profound clarity, looking at each other. We immediately grabbed some bar napkins and Huppy the Anarchist was born.

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