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Hollye Dexter is co-editor of Dancing At the Shame Prom (Seal Press), and recently completed a second memoir, What Doesn’t Kill You. Her essays have been published in anthologies and in many online publications. A singer/songwriter with four albums out, she also founded the award-winning nonprofit Art and Soul, running workshops for teenagers in the foster care system. In 2007 she received the Agape Spirit award from Dr. Michael Beckwith (from The Secret) for her work with at-risk youth. With her collaborator Amy Ferris, Hollye teaches writing workshops, helping others to find their authentic voices. She is on staff for the San Miguel Writer’s Conference and a visiting author at UCLA Extension. She lives in Southern California with her husband and three children, where she hikes, plays music and blogs about living an authentic life: www.hollyedexter.blogspot.com
(2 comments) SHARE Thursday, February 28, 2013 Gun Violence-- Getting Up Close and Personal
Two police officers were shot and killed in Santa Cruz yesterday. One of them, Sergeant Loren Butch Baker, was our friend.
(5 comments) SHARE Saturday, January 19, 2013 One Million Moms For Gun Control
Every day in America, 8 children are killed by guns. There are 4 million NRA members and over 80 million moms.
Who holds the power here?
(3 comments) SHARE Friday, January 4, 2013 A Single Bullet
How gun violence affected generations of one family, and why we need to support Feinstein's bill to ban assault weapons.