Category Archives: history

Me too

Posted on October 17, 2017 by dSavannah

dSavannah note: Trigger Warning: sexual harassment, assault, abuse. These words are in response to the stories that broke very recently regarding a studio head and numerous women who claim he sexually harassed and/or abused them. I will not speak his … Continue reading →

Posted in abuse, depression, evil, hell, history, illness, making a difference, shining a light, the dark places, violence | 6 Comments

The forgotten heroes…

Posted on October 7, 2017 by dSavannah

dSavannah note: So, the last time I had a ‘spate’ of blogging was in April (APRIL!), due to my chronic illnesses and brain fog and depression, oh my. But I actually wrote {runs to check} erm, 19 (really?!? really!) drafts, … Continue reading →

Posted in community, depression, dreams, family, giving to others, hard work, hell, history, inspiration, learning, making a difference, opportunity, passion, perseverance, shining a light, the dark places | Leave a comment

The Questions with Julianne Bonnet: Faerie Goatmother & poet

Posted on April 6, 2017 by dSavannah

Not quite a year ago, I asked Julianne if she would be willing to answer The Questions, and lucky for us all, she said yes. (I did warn her it could be a while before I got them posted… And … Continue reading →

Posted in animals, art, author, childhood, family, giving to others, history, nature, poetry, The Questions, writershelpingwriters | 4 Comments

#dSavannahDefects – X is for…

Posted on April 28, 2016 by dSavannah

My theme this year for the #AtoZchallenge is #dSavannahDefects, aka “What’s it’s like dealing with #InvisibleIllnesses”. Or, in short, {some of} what’s wrong with me. Down to our last letters! Whew! … X-tras So, yeah. I’m kinda cheating on today’s … Continue reading →

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#dSavannahDefects – I is for… (pt 2)

Posted on April 17, 2016 by dSavannah

My theme this year for the #AtoZchallenge is #dSavannahDefects, aka “What’s it’s like dealing with #InvisibleIllnesses”. Or, in short, {some of} what’s wrong with me. This is part 2 of my I post, since I ran out of time to … Continue reading →

Posted in #AtoZchallenge2016, #dSavannahDefects, age, artist, author, depression, dreams, family, giving to others, hard work, health, history, illness, insomnia, memory | 11 Comments

#dSavannahDefects – G is for…

Posted on April 8, 2016 by dSavannah

Hello my dear lovelies, It is 11:53pm EST on Thursday, 4/7, and for the first time this challenge, I have written exactly ZERO words for the next day’s post, which is this post, for G (Friday). I have caught up … Continue reading →

Posted in #AtoZchallenge2016, #dSavannahDefects, childhood, community, family, health, history, illness, memoir, memory, nature, science | 30 Comments

#dSavannahDefects – F is for…

Posted on April 7, 2016 by dSavannah

…fatigue If I need to quickly define my health issues, I say I have “chronic fatigue and chronic pain”. (Cuz even I can’t remember all 20-something of my diagnoses.) As I described depression as being sad times 1,000, fatigue is … Continue reading →

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