Danika Dinsmore's Blog

May – Abduction Subversion

#CreativeR3volution #RiseUp#Activism #CreativeAction #SocialJustice More info coming soon!

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 […]

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 []

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 […]

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 […]

Righting our Speech

~   ~   ~ I really dislike the term “thick skinned.” As […]

Found Mourning: a poem and writing exercise

I just sent my Book 5 manuscript off to my focus group […]

Doing the Love is Enough

I haven’t posted in my blog for over four months, which […]

Help Her! She Spoke French!

Bonjour et bienvenue. A few months ago I started learni […]

Life Savers

“Our lived lives might become a protracted mourning for […]