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April 30, 2025

May – Abduction Subversion

#CreativeR3volution #RiseUp#Activism #CreativeAction #SocialJustice More info coming soon!
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Published on April 30, 2025 09:59

April – 10 Days of Rising Up

April 1-10, 2025 #CreativeR3volution #RiseUp#Activism #CreativeAction #SocialJustice Creativity makes for powerful activism. Creatives have always shown us what is possible. Let’s demonstrate what we are made of. Let’s speak up through art. Let’s create something profound, paradigm shifting, personal. In TEN days of CREATIVE ACTIVISM, show us: What you are FORWhat an equitable world looks […]
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Published on April 30, 2025 09:52

April 2, 2020

Hear the adventure from the beginning…

While everyone is isolating themselves for the time being, childrens authors all over are giving virtual readings of their work. Ive started posting my reading a chapter per day to my White Forest Facebook page. I publish each post daily around 12 PM PST. The story is geared for 9-12 year olds, but anyone is welcome []
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Published on April 02, 2020 13:08

July 18, 2018

In Time of Transition (aka The Sloggy Book Launch)

Somewhere in the past few months I launched a book. You wouldn’t have known it unless you were paying close attention because there wasn’t much fanfare, no virtual or physical launch parties (not yet, anyway), and only a small amount of wordz as the day passed. Life, yes, life… I love the cover, though. And […]
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Published on July 18, 2018 12:35

March 27, 2018

Right to Speak

~   ~   ~ I really dislike the term “thick skinned.” As in… “Ya gotta be thick-skinned, Danika, to be able to take the slings and arrows of life.” I have an idea. Why don’t people just stop slinging and arrowing? This is truly the age of the bully, as social media has given bullies megaphones […]
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Published on March 27, 2018 11:48

Righting our Speech

~   ~   ~ I really dislike the term “thick skinned.” As […]
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Published on March 27, 2018 11:48

June 13, 2017

Found Mourning: a poem and writing exercise

I just sent my Book 5 manuscript off to my focus group […]
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Published on June 13, 2017 07:50

May 9, 2017

Doing the Love is Enough

I haven’t posted in my blog for over four months, which […]
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Published on May 09, 2017 07:42

December 22, 2016

Help Her! She Spoke French!

Bonjour et bienvenue. A few months ago I started learni […]
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Published on December 22, 2016 15:20

August 2, 2016

Life Savers

“Our lived lives might become a protracted mourning for […]
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Published on August 02, 2016 07:25