Thanks for being here! But I've packed my bags and moved all my writing to The Raft, my online community. Care to join me there?
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My family has just returned from a long camping vacation around Lake Superior. Our first time there. My goodness, "lake" is too small a word for the great inland sea that the Ojibwe nation calls…
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Phyllis invites you to "Voices," a virtual open mic celebrating voices of color.
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In addition to being an online exhibitor, Phyllis will participate in three panels. All will be accessible by Zoom.
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Phyllis will give two presentations at this year's South Dakota Festival of Books, which will be held entirely online.
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Award-winning poet Barbara Crooker commends For the Sake of One We Love and Are Losing, Phyllis's latest book.
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Phyllis invites you to join her new Facebook group, “Coffee Break with Phyllis Cole-Dai.” This private group will be an informal hangout exclusively for her newsletter subscribers.
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Phyllis is happy to announce the public launch of Gatherings, an art and poetry-based project that grew out of the pandemic. The artist Lynda Lowe invited Phyllis to collaborate on this project shortly after COVID-19 struck the…
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The Center for Western Studies at Augustana University (Sioux Falls, SD) has presented Phyllis with the Richard Cropp Amateur Award for a research paper she delivered at the 51st Annual Dakota Conference. Her subject was…
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Today Phyllis introduced Staying Power, a virtual care package she'll be sending each Sunday and Wednesday, free of charge, to help subscribers weather the pandemic with a clear mind, sound body, and generous spirit. If you'd…
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With regret Phyllis has suspended all public appearances through May 16, 2020. In early May she will consider whether to lift that suspension or to continue it through the summer. She hopes to reschedule all…
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Attention, friends in the Brookings area! I'm helping to organize the "Common Good Film Series," which will present one documentary or independent film per month at the Brookings Public Library. The titles will focus on…
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