Author Archives: Llyn De Danaan

About Llyn De Danaan

LLyn De Danaan is an anthropologist and author. She writes fiction and nonfiction. Katie Gale: A Coast Salish Woman's Life on Oyster Bay was published by the University of Nebraska Press. She is currently a speaker for Humanities Washington.

Mother Did Not Like to Camp

Mother Did Not Like to Camp March 4, 2009 at 7:27am Mother did not like to camp. That didn’t stop my Father from planning camping trips. We set out one summer for a two week tour of New England. Dad … Continue reading

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Lelah Davis’ Guide to Beauty and Right Living

Lelah Davis’ Guide to Beauty and Right Living March 7, 2009 at 2:52pm 1. Roll up your sleeves: you’ll look ten years younger. 2. Stick scotch tape between your eyebrows when you sleep. It will prevent frown lines from forming. … Continue reading

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Report from a Kayak 2009

Tonight the wind came up. I watched the birth of white caps. A solitary cormorant, head like a worked point, flew low across the bay. Later, the dog and I played fetch the decoy. The cat watched from a bleached … Continue reading

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Hebble Homes

Hebble Homes was built as emergency housing for the overflow personnel working at Wright Patterson Air Force Base during WWII. This compound was located in Fairborn, an amalgam of the little towns of Fairfield and Osborne, Ohio. The homes of … Continue reading

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Judo, Zane, Mr. Weewart, and I

Judo, Zane, Mr. Weewart, and I I’ve fished with my brother many times through the years. In the early days, when we were both kids, we crouched together over a can of worms. We dangled lines side by side from … Continue reading

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Random Turntable

Random Turntable: Posts to Facebook over a period of several weeks in 2013. Random Turntable: Rejoice by the Emotions. How to start your Monday morning!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNtXDoS7y00 Produced in 1977. A great trio/a great beat. Enjoy. Random Turntable: Eurythmics 1984. Doubleplusgood. And … Continue reading

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An Atomic Explosion

I grew up in the nuclear age and have been touched repeatedly by the devastation it has wreaked on people, both as weapon and source of energy. My father, an aircraft electrician, worked on the planes that were involved in … Continue reading

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My Trip to Mongolia

Gordon Blue and Bobby Burns…..met up once in Ulan Bataar Said old Bobby to Gordon I’m a dying of boredom Let’s go in to that nice Irish bar I rode in at dawn On a camel named Khan And my thirst’s … Continue reading

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Easy to Empty My Mind Here: A Few Poems from Mongolia

Easy to Empty My Mind Here: A Few Poems from Mongolia August 17, 2011 at 7:51pm #1 Flap of felt in wind Outside, camels close their eyes Sleep is hard to come. #2 Morning sun subtle Dawn breaks without announcement … Continue reading

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Babur’s Wonderful Journey 2009

Babur’s Wonderful Journey by LLyn De Danaan @2009 March 19, 2009 at 8:43pm Preface: I am Babur. I am a Belgian Malinois dog. We are strong and confident dogs. Belgian like Hercule Poirot, and clever as he. We Malinois become … Continue reading

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