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{{Infobox writer <!-- For more information see [[:Template:Infobox Writer/doc]]. -->
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| name = Malcolm J. Brenner
| name = Malcolm J. Brenner
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| alt = Malcolm Brenner in San Francisco circa 2005
| alt = Malcolm Brenner in San Francisco circa 2005
| caption = Malcolm Brenner in San Francisco circa 2005
| caption = Malcolm Brenner in San Francisco circa 2005
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1951|05|09|df=yes}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1951|5|9}}
| birth_place = Perth Amboy, New Jersey, U.S.
| birth_place = [[Perth Amboy, New Jersey]], U.S.
| occupation = Novelist, journalist
| occupation = Novelist, journalist
| language = English
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'''Malcolm J. Brenner''' (born 9 May 1951) is an American author from New Jersey, [[journalist]], and [[zoophile]];<ref name="HuffPost" /> He is best known for his controversial novel ''Wet Goddess'' (2009), about a love affair between a college student and a [[bottlenose dolphin]] in the 1970s. As a journalist, he has covered local news in [[New Mexico]] and [[Florida]] since the early 1990s.
'''Malcolm J. Brenner''' (born May 9, 1951) is an American author from New Jersey, [[journalist]], and [[zoophile]];<ref name="HuffPost" /> He is best known for his controversial novel ''Wet Goddess'' (2009), about a love affair between a college student and a [[bottlenose dolphin]] in the 1970s. As a journalist, he has covered local news in [[New Mexico]] and [[Florida]] since the early 1990s.


==Career in journalism==
==Career in journalism==
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In the 1990s, Brenner worked as an [[Investigative journalism|investigative reporter]] covering the [[Navajo Nation]] and surrounding area. A 1998 article on the [[American Indian Movement]] (AIM) and [[Russell Means]] which Brenner wrote for the ''[[Gallup Independent]]'' is featured on the AIM website.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.aimovement.org/moipr/onrussellmeans.html |title=Attachment 1 – AIM seeks distance from Russell Means |access-date=2012-04-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090304223949/http://www.aimovement.org/moipr/onrussellmeans.html |archive-date=2009-03-04 |url-status=live }}</ref>
In the 1990s, Brenner worked as an [[Investigative journalism|investigative reporter]] covering the [[Navajo Nation]] and surrounding area. A 1998 article on the [[American Indian Movement]] (AIM) and [[Russell Means]] which Brenner wrote for the ''[[Gallup Independent]]'' is featured on the AIM website.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.aimovement.org/moipr/onrussellmeans.html |title=Attachment 1 – AIM seeks distance from Russell Means |access-date=2012-04-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090304223949/http://www.aimovement.org/moipr/onrussellmeans.html |archive-date=2009-03-04 |url-status=live }}</ref>


From 1992 to 1994, Brenner worked at the [[Farmington Daily Times]]. After being terminated, Brenner filed a federal lawsuit claiming that he had been terminated for practicing [[Wicca]].<ref>
From 1992 to 1994, Brenner worked at the ''[[Farmington Daily Times]]''. After being terminated, Brenner filed a federal lawsuit claiming that he had been terminated for practicing [[Wicca]].<ref>
Bill Papich, [https://web.archive.org/web/20160309181920/https://business.highbeam.com/2872/article-1G1-107602283/neopagan-sues-farmington-paper "Neo-Pagan Sues Farmington Paper.(New Mexico)"], June 11, 1997</ref>
Bill Papich, [https://web.archive.org/web/20160309181920/https://business.highbeam.com/2872/article-1G1-107602283/neopagan-sues-farmington-paper "Neo-Pagan Sues Farmington Paper.(New Mexico)"], June 11, 1997</ref>


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Since 2010, Brenner has gained international notoriety for his novel, ''Wet Goddess''.<ref>David Farrier, [http://www.3news.co.nz/Dolphin-man-Malcolm-Brenner-follow-up-QA/tabid/1072/articleID/227046/Default.aspx "Dolphin man Malcolm Brenner follow-up Q&A"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120113234549/http://www.3news.co.nz/Dolphin-man-Malcolm-Brenner-follow-up-QA/tabid/1072/articleID/227046/Default.aspx |date=2012-01-13 }}, ''3 News'', September 23, 2011</ref><ref>Maureen O'Connor, [http://gawker.com/5843358/mans-dolphin-sex-memoir-suddenly-very-popular "Man's Dolphin Sex Memoir Suddenly Very Popular"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120130024427/http://gawker.com/5843358/mans-dolphin-sex-memoir-suddenly-very-popular |date=2012-01-30 }}, ''Gawker'', September 23, 2011</ref> The novel details several months in the life of fictional college student Zachary Zimmerman, in which the protagonist meets a dolphin named Ruby at a local theme park and falls in love with her.<ref>[[Annalee Newitz]], [http://io9.com/5448319/human+meets+dolphin-love-story-takes-you-where-avatar-wont "Human-Meets-Dolphin Love Story Takes You Where Avatar Won't"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120621021944/http://io9.com/5448319/human+meets+dolphin-love-story-takes-you-where-avatar-wont |date=2012-06-21 }}, ''io9'', January 14, 2010</ref> Brenner claims the book is autobiographical, and based on a series of events that happened to him in the 1970s. In an article in the ''[[Huffington Post]]'', Brenner said: "I wrote this book for dolphins because we are mistreating these animals by keeping them in captivity."<ref>Simon McCormack, [https://huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/23/malcolm-brenner-dolphin_n_974764.html "Malcolm Brenner Chronicles His Sexual Relationship With Dolphin In 'Wet Goddess'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007080513/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/23/malcolm-brenner-dolphin_n_974764.html |date=2017-10-07 }}, ''Huffington Post'', September 23, 2011</ref>
Since 2010, Brenner has gained international notoriety for his novel, ''Wet Goddess''.<ref>David Farrier, [http://www.3news.co.nz/Dolphin-man-Malcolm-Brenner-follow-up-QA/tabid/1072/articleID/227046/Default.aspx "Dolphin man Malcolm Brenner follow-up Q&A"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120113234549/http://www.3news.co.nz/Dolphin-man-Malcolm-Brenner-follow-up-QA/tabid/1072/articleID/227046/Default.aspx |date=2012-01-13 }}, ''3 News'', September 23, 2011</ref><ref>Maureen O'Connor, [http://gawker.com/5843358/mans-dolphin-sex-memoir-suddenly-very-popular "Man's Dolphin Sex Memoir Suddenly Very Popular"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120130024427/http://gawker.com/5843358/mans-dolphin-sex-memoir-suddenly-very-popular |date=2012-01-30 }}, ''Gawker'', September 23, 2011</ref> The novel details several months in the life of fictional college student Zachary Zimmerman, in which the protagonist meets a dolphin named Ruby at a local theme park and falls in love with her.<ref>[[Annalee Newitz]], [http://io9.com/5448319/human+meets+dolphin-love-story-takes-you-where-avatar-wont "Human-Meets-Dolphin Love Story Takes You Where Avatar Won't"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120621021944/http://io9.com/5448319/human+meets+dolphin-love-story-takes-you-where-avatar-wont |date=2012-06-21 }}, ''io9'', January 14, 2010</ref> Brenner claims the book is autobiographical, and based on a series of events that happened to him in the 1970s. In an article in the ''[[Huffington Post]]'', Brenner said: "I wrote this book for dolphins because we are mistreating these animals by keeping them in captivity."<ref>Simon McCormack, [https://huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/23/malcolm-brenner-dolphin_n_974764.html "Malcolm Brenner Chronicles His Sexual Relationship With Dolphin In 'Wet Goddess'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007080513/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/23/malcolm-brenner-dolphin_n_974764.html |date=2017-10-07 }}, ''Huffington Post'', September 23, 2011</ref>


==Zoophile==
==Zoophilia==
Brenner claims to have had sex with a female dolphin named Dolly in the 1970s. Describing the experience, he stated they “stared into each others eyes” for moments after they made love and they tried seven different poses.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEX33vAyF5Y |title=Dolphin Lover - the Real Life "Shape of Water" |via=[[YouTube]] |access-date=2020-01-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413104615/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEX33vAyF5Y |archive-date=2019-04-13 |url-status=live }}</ref> He is a zoophile activist.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/we-spoke-to-malcolm-brenner-the-guy-who-had-sex-with-a-dolphin-and-the-star-of-new-documentary |title=The Zoophile Advocate Who Had Sex with a Dolphin is Now the Star of a New Documentary |date=3 February 2015 |access-date=2020-01-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610061343/http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/we-spoke-to-malcolm-brenner-the-guy-who-had-sex-with-a-dolphin-and-the-star-of-new-documentary |archive-date=2016-06-10 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Brenner claims to have had sex with a female dolphin named Dolly in the 1970s. Describing the experience, he stated they "stared into each others eyes" for moments after they had intercourse and they tried seven different poses.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEX33vAyF5Y |title=Dolphin Lover - the Real Life "Shape of Water" |date=13 April 2016 |via=[[YouTube]] |access-date=2020-01-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413104615/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEX33vAyF5Y |archive-date=2019-04-13 |url-status=live }}</ref> He is a zoophile activist.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/we-spoke-to-malcolm-brenner-the-guy-who-had-sex-with-a-dolphin-and-the-star-of-new-documentary |title=The Zoophile Advocate Who Had Sex with a Dolphin is Now the Star of a New Documentary |date=3 February 2015 |access-date=2020-01-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610061343/http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/we-spoke-to-malcolm-brenner-the-guy-who-had-sex-with-a-dolphin-and-the-star-of-new-documentary |archive-date=2016-06-10 |url-status=live }}</ref>


==Works==
==Works==
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* ''Attack of the Laughing Warthogs'' (March 1981), ''Future Life''
* ''Attack of the Laughing Warthogs'' (March 1981), ''Future Life''
* ''[[Nikola Tesla]] – The Man Who Turned on the World'' (November 1981), ''Future Life''
* ''[[Nikola Tesla]] – The Man Who Turned on the World'' (November 1981), ''Future Life''
* ''[http://www.angelfire.com/on/GEAR2000/Gallup95.html Walkers bring peace message to Gallup]'' (May 4, 1995), ''Global Emergency Alert Response 2000'', originally published in ''The Gallup Independent''
* ''[https://www.angelfire.com/on/GEAR2000/Gallup95.html Walkers bring peace message to Gallup]'' (May 4, 1995), ''Global Emergency Alert Response 2000'', originally published in ''The Gallup Independent''
* ''The Us-Them Dichotomy'' (1995), ''Witchcraft Today IV. Living Between Two Worlds: Challenges of the Modern Witch''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.chasclifton.com/books/series.html |title=The Witchcraft Today Series |access-date=2012-04-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316181438/http://www.chasclifton.com/books/series.html |archive-date=2012-03-16 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* ''The Us-Them Dichotomy'' (1995), ''Witchcraft Today IV. Living Between Two Worlds: Challenges of the Modern Witch''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.chasclifton.com/books/series.html |title=The Witchcraft Today Series |access-date=2012-04-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316181438/http://www.chasclifton.com/books/series.html |archive-date=2012-03-16 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* ''[http://www.aimovement.org/moipr/onrussellmeans.html AIM seeks distance from Russell Means]'' (January 5, 1998), ''The Gallup Independent''
* ''[http://www.aimovement.org/moipr/onrussellmeans.html AIM seeks distance from Russell Means]'' (January 5, 1998), ''The Gallup Independent''

Revision as of 12:33, 4 August 2024

This article is about the writer. For the British clinical scientist, see Malcolm Brenner.
Malcolm J. Brenner
Born (1951-05-09) May 9, 1951 (age 73)
Perth Amboy, New Jersey, U.S.
OccupationNovelist, journalist
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
EducationB.A. Communications
Alma materNew College of Florida[1]
Notable worksWet Goddess

Malcolm J. Brenner (born May 9, 1951) is an American author from New Jersey, journalist, and zoophile;[1] He is best known for his controversial novel Wet Goddess (2009), about a love affair between a college student and a bottlenose dolphin in the 1970s. As a journalist, he has covered local news in New Mexico and Florida since the early 1990s.

Career in journalism

In the 1990s, Brenner worked as an investigative reporter covering the Navajo Nation and surrounding area. A 1998 article on the American Indian Movement (AIM) and Russell Means which Brenner wrote for the Gallup Independent is featured on the AIM website.[2]

From 1992 to 1994, Brenner worked at the Farmington Daily Times. After being terminated, Brenner filed a federal lawsuit claiming that he had been terminated for practicing Wicca.[3]

Wet Goddess

Since 2010, Brenner has gained international notoriety for his novel, Wet Goddess.[4][5] The novel details several months in the life of fictional college student Zachary Zimmerman, in which the protagonist meets a dolphin named Ruby at a local theme park and falls in love with her.[6] Brenner claims the book is autobiographical, and based on a series of events that happened to him in the 1970s. In an article in the Huffington Post, Brenner said: "I wrote this book for dolphins because we are mistreating these animals by keeping them in captivity."[7]

Zoophilia

Brenner claims to have had sex with a female dolphin named Dolly in the 1970s. Describing the experience, he stated they "stared into each others eyes" for moments after they had intercourse and they tried seven different poses.[8] He is a zoophile activist.[9]

Works

Awards

  • 1992 – New Mexico Associated Press Managing Editors Awards: First Place, Investigative
  • 1993 – New Mexico Press Association: Second Place, Columns
  • 1994 – New Mexico Associated Press Managing Editors Awards: First Place, Columns
  • 1995 – New Mexico Associated Press Managing Editors Awards: Best of Show and First Place, Investigative
  • 1996 – New Mexico Associated Press Managing Editors Awards: First Place, Investigative
  • 1996 – New Mexico Associated Press Managing Editors Awards: First place, Spot News Photo
  • 1998 – New Mexico Press Association: First Place, News Writing
  • 1998 – New Mexico Associated Press Managing Editors Awards: First Place, Columns
  • 2004 – Florida Society of Newspaper Editors: Honorable Mention[14]
  • 2004 – National Newspaper Association: Best Business Story
  • 2004 – National Newspaper Association: Honorable Mention, Best Breaking News Story

References

  1. ^ a b "Sleeps with the Fishes: Author Details Love Affair with Dolphin". HuffPost. 23 September 2011. Archived from the original on 2017-10-07. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
  2. ^ "Attachment 1 – AIM seeks distance from Russell Means". Archived from the original on 2009-03-04. Retrieved 2012-04-05.
  3. ^ Bill Papich, "Neo-Pagan Sues Farmington Paper.(New Mexico)", June 11, 1997
  4. ^ David Farrier, "Dolphin man Malcolm Brenner follow-up Q&A" Archived 2012-01-13 at the Wayback Machine, 3 News, September 23, 2011
  5. ^ Maureen O'Connor, "Man's Dolphin Sex Memoir Suddenly Very Popular" Archived 2012-01-30 at the Wayback Machine, Gawker, September 23, 2011
  6. ^ Annalee Newitz, "Human-Meets-Dolphin Love Story Takes You Where Avatar Won't" Archived 2012-06-21 at the Wayback Machine, io9, January 14, 2010
  7. ^ Simon McCormack, "Malcolm Brenner Chronicles His Sexual Relationship With Dolphin In 'Wet Goddess'" Archived 2017-10-07 at the Wayback Machine, Huffington Post, September 23, 2011
  8. ^ "Dolphin Lover - the Real Life "Shape of Water"". 13 April 2016. Archived from the original on 2019-04-13. Retrieved 2020-01-01 – via YouTube.
  9. ^ "The Zoophile Advocate Who Had Sex with a Dolphin is Now the Star of a New Documentary". 3 February 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-06-10. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
  10. ^ "Future Life: The Entire Run". Archived from the original on 2012-03-19. Retrieved 2012-04-06.
  11. ^ "The Witchcraft Today Series". Archived from the original on 2012-03-16. Retrieved 2012-04-06.
  12. ^ "Articles & Images of Note". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-04-06.
  13. ^ "HARBOR STYLE Magazine Online". Archived from the original on 2012-09-06. Retrieved 2012-04-06.
  14. ^ "FSNE 2004 Newspaper Competition Winners". Archived from the original on 2012-04-01. Retrieved 2012-04-05.
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