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Author: Carolyn Dennis-Willingham, Author

Author of two published books – No Hill for a Stepper, 2001, and The Last Bordello, 2016, and numerous children’s books. Her third novel, Distilling Lies is set in 1928 and will be released on May 9th. A former early childhood specialist, she taught bias-free education to teachers at the local, state, and national levels and applies this fundamental principle in her writing. Whether writing for adults or children, her stories revolve around empowering the readers (and listeners) to believe in their potential, to appreciate diversity, and to believe in the power of imagination. When not on her laptop, she willingly serves as the lap-top for her five young grandchildren. In addition to writing, she enjoys boxboxing, hiking, dancing, strength training, and traveling. Occasionally, she pulls out the oil paints to see what emerges on a blank canvas. In addition to her blogging website, cdwcreations.com, you can find her on Facebook and on Instagram @cdwwrites .

  • Children Giving to Children

    by Carolyn Dennis-Willingham This past weekend I attended Austin’s 29th Annual Children Giving to Children Parade – a collaborative event with the Operation Blue Santa Program. Their goal? To collect toys for the children whose parents can’t afford to buy them. Since 1987, the concept of a parade grew. This weekend, thousands of spectators arrived to…

  • The Deceptive Eye

    We all know that our eyes can be deceptive. Most of the time, we see what we want to see …  until someone points us toward the truth. “No, that’s not possible,” I told my friend on our visit to Florence, Italy. “Oh, my dear, but it is. They mastered it well during the Renaissance.”…

  • A Leader or Just Popular?

    Some people are popular. Does that make them leaders? Nope, not necessarily. Maybe they’re just “cool.”

  • A “Hankerin’” For Texas

    Sometimes you don’t have to travel further than your own state to enjoy unique scenery. And Texas’ landscapes are about as diverse as the state is wide. Nope, we’re not all flat, all wet or all dry. Like the wet and cool?