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Danielle Hayden is a writer and former writer-in-residence at the Seattle Public Library.
She received a journalism fellowship from the International Women's Media Foundation and writing fellowships from the Jack Straw Cultural Center and the Martha's Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing. Danielle also received a literary award from Artist Trust, a scholarship from the Fine Arts Work Center, and completed a writers' residency with Anaphora Arts. She has completed juried workshops with Tin House, The Kenyon Review, Yale, and the Iowa Writers' Workshop. Her work has appeared in publications such as the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Huffington Post, The Seattle Times, Ponder Review, Seattle Magazine, and other outlets and anthologies. One of her poems, "Denizen," was selected for public display by the Edmonds Arts Commission.
Danielle is also a teaching artist who has worked with youth and adults over the years through programs like the Seattle Arts & Lectures' Writers in the Schools (WITS) program, the Skagit River Poetry Foundation's Poets in Schools program, and nonproft arts education organization Spark! Creativity. Currently, she both teaches with and serves as director of Golf Pencil Group, an organization that offers writing classes to people who are incarcerated and to people in transitional housing.
Writer Danielle Hayden shares her experience living with dermatophagia, which is a body-focused repetitive behavior (BFRB) related to OCD.
I made sure I took care of my daughter and her needs, but due to my depression, I wasn't taking care of myself.
Article about mental health in opera.
Many of us have habits that are counterproductive, but there are steps you can take to recognize and overcome them.
A rage room helped relieve repressed anger she'd stored up for decades, but she still has work to do to process her emotions.
I wrote about a short road trip I took with my father one summer.
This book, then, is a challenge to the status quo, and its lyrical diptychs prove the collaborative enterprise to be a success.
"I love to move my body. I love to sweat. I love to be with people. ... Hiking brings all those things together."
Danielle Hayden discusses the writing process, horror, hobbies, and humor with R. L. Stine upon the release of his new children's horror collection, "Stinetinglers: All New Stories by the Master of Scary Tales."
Charlotte Schweiger (MacBeth and Company of Seattle Repertory Theatre's "MacBeth"
Teplick has been teaching as part of the Writers in the Schools program since 2011.
Learn about the sister city connection between Seattle and Nantes and its impact on international diplomacy and culture.
The longer you reside in Seattle, the more you realize that it's a city with almost everything to offer-and that includes our very own rugby team, the Seattle Seawolves. Rugby, a fierce contact sport that is predominantly played in Europe but has players around the world, is gaining traction in the U.S.
Even during the challenging year that 2020 has been, something like a cinnamon roll can still manage to bring a smile to your face. Seattle Cinnamon Roll Co. in Woodinville has been serving up their decadent delights to people from all around the metropolitan area.
Covering 14 acres of the Eastside is a place that is changing lives every day. A former race stable in Redmond is now home to Little Bit Therapeutic Riding Center, which has been helping people with disabilities since its founding in 1976. Founder Margaret Dunlap, a woman living with Multiple Sclerosis, discovered that riding a...
GOLDEN GIRL: Raelene Gold at the trailhead of one of her favorite hiking spots, the Seminary Trail at Saint Edward State Park in Kenmore
This article appears in print in the April 2020 issue as part of the Get Well Soon cover story. Click here to subscribe. Trying to fulfill all your obligations-personal, familial, occupational-can leave you drained, as you forget (or forgo) your own self-care and wellness.
Doulas provide emotional and physical support before, during, and after birth. With concerns over the spread of COVID-19, this service has become even more crucial.
Bellevue Arts Museum tells the story of the area's Japanese American farmers who were incarcerated during World War II.
When Jen Barnes tried to find a place to watch the 2021 semifinals match for the OL Reign, not a single one of the bars she contacted said they were showing the game. A lifelong sports fan, an athlete in her own right , and a coach, Barnes decided to take matters into her own...
Some women take pleasure in preparing meals. I, however, am no such woman. In fact, I detest cooking; it feels like a chore and I do it only out of necessity and love. Are you also a person who loathes the idea of making dinner?
In Book-It's most recent adaptation from prose to play, director (and founder) Jane Jones finds inspiration in Edmonds native Tom Hansen's 2010 memoir American Junkie. A raw look at the deleterious effects of drugs, Jones (who co-adapted the book with local actor and writer Kevin McKeon), preserves the author's no-nonsense style, pairing caustic humor with...
An interview with glass harmonica virtuoso Friedrich Heinrich Kern
When Pam Jacob first visited Seattle decades ago, everyone she encountered was kind and respectful - a stark contrast to the notorious “Seattle Freeze” that we hear so much about. Jacob was blown away by the hospitality and also loved that the city was clean and peaceful.
Nestled in one of Seattle's trendiest neighborhoods, Knack Coworking in Belltown is the latest edition to our city's list of places that help enhance productivity. From the moment you walk through the doors, visitors see that Knack is unique. Co-founders and owners Mariah Lincoln and Catherine Bye set out to create a place that was...
A new report shows pandemic-related developmental delays preschoolers attending Washington's early learning program for low-income kids.
Curator and poet Colleen Louise Barry is right at home in the cross disciplinary settings of Pioneer Square gallery, Mount Analogue
A local mom's guide to salons and barbers that are perfect for your child's kinky, curly tresses
Carrie Schmitt is surely one of the most fascinating people you will ever meet. I first caught wind of her in 2018, around the time the beautiful Single Rose Project, where she handed out a rose to a stranger every day for a year, was drawing to a close.
On Display: Tree's eco-chic look epitomized: Scandinavian-inspired clean lines, one-of-a-kind pieces and warm ambiance
I recently interviewed Laura Page, whose collection of poetry epithalamium won Sundress Publications' sixth chapbook competition. Page is a graduate of Southern Oregon University and editor of the poetry journal, Virga. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming from Rust + Moth, Crab Creek Review, The Rumpus, Tinderbox Poetry Journal, TINGE, and elsewhere.
In 2018, culinary expert and writer Hsiao-Ching Chou wowed fans with her debut cookbook, Chinese Soul Food: A Friendly Guide for Homemade Dumplings, Stir-Fries, Soups, and More (Sasquatch Books). Three years later, she has returned with her anticipated sophomore publication, Vegetarian Chinese Soul Food: Deliciously Doable Ways to Cook Greens, Tofu, and Other Plant-Based Ingredients...