Erica Berry’s beautiful book, Wolfish, is largely about society’s use of the wolf as a metaphor for something to be feared.  The lone wolf, the Big Bad Wolf, the wolf in sheep’s clothing—these images are detrimental to the animals who rarely harm humans or their livelihood, and they shift blame from those who often do: namely, men.  Berry recounts many of her own experiences with anxiety and fear, especially as a woman alone, with thoughtful examination of warranted fear vs. reactionary assumptions.  Her nuanced accounts are woven amongst cautionary tales and other wolfish folklore—the wandering path of the revered gray wolf, OR-7, a running stitch.