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April 16, 2014

Always Becoming

Daisy

Welcome back to SunnyRoomStudio. It’s Year Five in this sunny space for kindred spirits, and...

April 11, 2014

Emotionally Harrowing

Daisy

Welcome, Richard, to SunnyRoomStudio. It’s great to be talking with you about your forthcoming...

February 28, 2014

Perishable Moments

Daisy

Welcome, Katrina, to SunnyRoomStudio. What an honor to have you here! It’s great to...

November 15, 2013

John Gunther

Daisy

Books on My Shelf 2013 Welcome back to SunnyRoomStudio. This week, from my shelf,...

October 4, 2013

Moments of Being

Daisy

It is my pleasure to introduce author and friend, Shirley Showalter, as my as...

September 20, 2013

Story Without End

Daisy

I’m very pleased to introduce author and friend, Priscilla Warner, as my 34th Studio...

August 31, 2012

Autumn Intuition

Daisy

It’s amazing what comes to mind when we allow enough silence and space into...

August 24, 2012

In the Flow

Daisy

Today I have the privilege of introducing my 32nd Studio Guest, Jacqueline Sheehan. Her...

July 8, 2011

Trial by Fire

Daisy

I’m taking a brief pause from INSIGHT_2011 (our summer journey of meditative guideposts) to...

February 1, 2011

Creative Convergence

Daisy

During this season of winter torment (it seems I hear more and more people...

D.A. (Daisy) Hickman

As a dedicated student of life, society, and culture, writing is a fascinating form of meditation―a way to connect more deeply with the complexities of the human condition. I’m a spiritual thinker in many respects, intrigued by the unknown, the unexplored, and always striving to find solace in the journey.

I see the sun, and if I don’t see the sun, I know it’s there. And there’s a whole life in that, in knowing that the sun is there. —Dostoyevsky

Author, poet, and blogger, D. A. Hickman is the founder of SunnyRoomStudio: a creative sunny space for kindred spirits launched in 2010. Publishing since 1999, Happy Truth: Last Dogs Aren’t Always Last is a recent memoir about sharing a life with beloved pets, losing them, and deciding to love again.

“Sifting through the world of literature to share the resonance that others have felt for animals throughout the ages, we learn that the author is a keen observer of social intelligence and the best sort of human who is grateful for the magic, warmth, and happiness of animals.” ― Jacqueline Sheehan, NYT bestselling novelist

Earlier titles include: Ancients of the Earth: Poems of Time (2017), The Silence of Morning: A Memoir of Time Undone (2015), Always Returning: The Wisdom of Place (2014).

Discover more about each title on the Books page, Amazon, or Goodreads.

A member of the Academy of American Poets, Hickman is at work on a new book of poetry and a collection of essays. Academic credits: M.S. in sociology, Iowa State University; B.A. in legal studies, Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri.