Dikē (pron DK)?; Themis? Btw Thetis (mother of Achilles) has a nice ring. Hekate/Hecate was greatly revered in early Greek society but has issues later. But a good dog name.

Hey, nice piece. I like Stella's comic timing. I chuckled, too, at Nim's being "sent to live with a human family in Manhattan." Not exactly the gulag. I mean, depends on the family. And not every chimp got Betty Buckley as a downstairs neighbor.

I cried many times. The comic awkwardness in the scene with Oprah is special. Thank you for bringing General Halt to life.