Kelly Bouchard is a journalist and podcaster currently studying radio broadcasting in Toronto. His writing has appeared in The Toronto Star, Geist, Canadian Running Magazine, and The Malahat Review, as well as online at Doyogawithme.com, ResilientNeighbourhoods.ca, and TheInnerCompass.org. He has worked as a wildfire fighter, social service worker, researcher, tree planter, forester, scaffolder, landscaper, farmer, tutor, and handler for a professional dog sledding kennel.