2014 Journal – SunnyRoomStudio

Always Within

Welcome back to SunnyRoomStudio. The sunrise is often hidden from view, but we know...

Enriched by Experience

Welcome back to SunnyRoomStudio. There is much less to be said about many subjects...

Something Else

Welcome back to SunnyRoomStudio. There are many things we seem to know … before...

Space & Silence

Welcome back to SunnyRoomStudio. We typically use words to describe and understand ourselves, but...

Authentic Response

Welcome back to SunnyRoomStudio. Where do our beliefs come from; how about our endless...

Currents of Time

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

Good Sailing

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

Always Becoming

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

Capturing Morning

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

Overwrought

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

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, Hickman released her fourth book, A Happy Truth: Last Dogs Aren’t Always Last Poems of Time, in late 2019.

“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

Prior publications include —Ancients of the Earth: Poems of Time (2017), The Silence of Morning: A Memoir of Time Undone (2015), and Always Returning: The Wisdom of Place (2014). Discover more about each title on the Books page here in SunnyRoomStudio or on popular book sites like Goodreads.

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