Author Archives: dSavannah

About dSavannah

~ #disabled #spoonie fighting numerous, chronic, painful #InvisibleIllnesses ~ also #wife #feminist #ally #advocate #papyrophiliac #DogCatTurtleWrangler

#MEAwareness: You Are Not Alone

Posted on May 9, 2021 by dSavannah

This is the fourth year I am participating in #MEAction‘s #MillionsMissing Advocacy for my disease, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (MEcfs). And, I’m tired, y’all. I’ve barely begun my posts that need to be published starting today, Sunday, May 9 (I started this … Continue reading →

Posted in #MEcfsAwareness, advocacy, chronicillness, community, disability, giving to others, health, illness, making a difference, shining a light | 6 Comments

Book Launch, Giveaway, and The Questions with
Charles de Lint: Writer and Musician

Posted on April 30, 2021 by dSavannah

I’m so so so thrilled to feature Charles de Lint on my blog, on this, the first edition of my interview series The Questions, since April 2017. (Yes, I’m aware of the irony of publishing it just after updating my … Continue reading →

Posted in #FictionFriday, author, book launch, books, BookWhore, contest, e-book, fantasy, fiction, kindle, mystery, myth, nook, paperback, publishing, The Questions, writershelpingwriters | 2 Comments

The LOVE YOUR Challenge – Epilogue

Posted on April 27, 2021 by dSavannah

If you’re reading this post on my site (as opposed to getting it via email), you might note that I have updated my site header. I’ve needed to do this for a long, long time: as I’ve (probably) stated elsewhere, … Continue reading →

Posted in #dSavannahDefects, advocacy, art, chronicillness, community, disability, giving to others, hard work, health, illness, inspiration, making a difference, perseverance, shining a light, the dark places | 8 Comments

The LOVE YOUR 28 Day Challenge

Posted on March 1, 2021 by dSavannah

I’m in a couple groups for Chronic Illness Bloggers, and one of the bloggers, Morgan of the blog Is Was Will Be, put out a call to see if any of us would be willing to road-test a revised self-help … Continue reading →

Posted in #dSavannahDefects, advocacy, art, chronicillness, community, disability, giving to others, hard work, health, illness, inspiration, love, making a difference, perseverance, photography, shining a light, the dark places | 6 Comments

Gentle Reminders

Posted on January 25, 2021 by dSavannah

I’m finding it hard to believe that I am starting my 7th year of being a full-time Sick Person, and thus my 7th year of being a #ChronicIllnessBlogger. As I’ve stated before, I didn’t set out to blog almost exclusively … Continue reading →

Posted in #dSavannahDefects, artist, author, books, BookWhore, community, depression, friends, giving to others, happiness, hard work, humor, inspiration, joy, love, making a difference, mental illness, shining a light, writershelpingwriters | 4 Comments

sending hope (and rambles) during the holidays

Posted on December 12, 2020 by dSavannah

Before I get started, a few quick things. This first item has nothing to do with anything in this blog, but it’s such a beautiful story. Please go read it! (Warning: it’s a long thread on twitter. And have tissues … Continue reading →

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Book Review – The Things We Don’t Say:
          An Anthology of Chronic Illness Truths

Posted on August 15, 2020 by dSavannah

Sometime back in ye olden days of March or April, Julie Morgenlender, a member of my Chronic Illness Bloggers group, posted a request for reviewers for her upcoming anthology, The Things We Don’t Say: An Anthology of Chronic Illness Truths. … Continue reading →

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