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Author: Dana

I am a queer performer, teaching artist, feminist, independent scholar, nerd, bookworm, crafter, yogi, foodie, kinkster, and gardener. I am a human being trying to be better than they are.

Play a Day: It Feels Like a Curse

June 24, 2015 Dana

Even if you don’t believe in Adam and Eve The pain makes you want to rip your guts out It already feels that way, so you might not notice until they were gone If you hate your ovaries and your uterus,… Read morePlay a Day: It Feels Like a Curse

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Play a Day: Fly Away

June 22, 2015June 23, 2015 Dana

Someone sits, thinking. A light bulb appears over their head. Just as suddenly, a bird swoops down from the sky and carries it away.

Play A Day  imagination, inspiration, memory  Leave a comment

Play a Day: Long Summer’s Nap

June 21, 2015June 22, 2015 Dana

A woman lies in bed, sleeping. Life moves on around her.

Play A Day  depression, mental health, nap, rest, summer  Leave a comment

Play a Day: Show and Tell

June 20, 2015June 21, 2015 Dana

A banner hangs from the ceiling reading “show and tell.” A line of people form a queue to the microphone stage left. Each has an item. They speak in silent pantomime and take their turns explaining their object and its… Read morePlay a Day: Show and Tell

Play A Day  family, history, mementos, memory  Leave a comment

Play a Day: Love Your Tummy

June 18, 2015June 18, 2015 Dana

A woman stands naked in front of a full-length mirror. Her brow furrows.

Play A Day  Body, body image, health, natural bodies  Leave a comment

Play a Day: Batten Down the Hatches

June 16, 2015 Dana

Dark clouds circle overhead. A woman crawls into a pillow fort with a blanket, a flashlight, and a few books. And her cat. And some snacks and bottled water. She waits. And waits.

Play A Day  hurricane, storms, waiting, weather  Leave a comment

Play a Day: A New Leaf

June 15, 2015June 16, 2015 Dana

A woman reaches into the back of her closet, and dusting off her yoga mat, slings it over her shoulder and heads out the door.

Play A Day  exercise, health, mental health, yoga  Leave a comment

Play a Day: Nature’s Bounty

June 14, 2015 Dana

A woman sits in a giant pile of fresh summer fruits and vegetables, happily eating cherries and peaches, the juice running down her chin.

Play A Day  food, foodie, fruit, summer  Leave a comment

Play a Day: In Sync

June 9, 2015June 10, 2015 Dana

An office. Employees work in cubicles. All of them wear Apple watches. Once an hour, a notification on the watches goes off. All the employees stand and then sit again.

Play A Day  Apple, biology, community, synchronicity, technology  Leave a comment

Play a Day: In the Way

June 7, 2015 Dana

A Woman is trying to get from Point A to Point B. Things keep getting in her way. An errant dog, a boy who lost his parents, a homeless woman wanting some change, an evangelist preaching the end of days,… Read morePlay a Day: In the Way

Play A Day  hurdles, life, red tape, stress  Leave a comment

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