by Hollye Dexter | Jul 27, 2018 | #tinystories, family, fire, Fire Season, motherhood, parenthood, parenting, self trust, surviving catastrophe, surviving fire
How many times had you crept into their rooms at night and pressed your face against them to hear the soft hiss of baby breathing, to feel that warm, sweet milky breath in your ear, always needing that reassurance that yes, mama, those babies in your care are strong...
by Hollye Dexter | Jun 24, 2015 | Book Tour, Fire Season, She Writes Press, She Writes Press Book Tour
Counting my blessings today for the wonderful readers and book clubs who have been supporting Fire Season since its launch in April. It’s been a fun whirlwind- from events in Arizona and L.A. to radio events, a Huffington Post Live interview and a great night...
by Hollye Dexter | Apr 3, 2015 | Easter, Fire Season, Grief, hope through adversity, how to be happy, overcoming adversity, passover, star wars, the power of positive thinking, The ten plagues, when bad things happen to good people
It’s Good Friday today, although I seriously doubt Jesus would have called it that. Talk about a bad day. With Passover and Easter upon us, I thought I’d share my own tale of the seven plagues. Or is it ten? I don’t know. I just know that recently Troy and I seemed to...
by Hollye Dexter | Jan 14, 2015 | Amy Ferris, being published, Fire Season, memoir, telling the truth, writing
OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG.ADVANCE READER COPIES JUST ARRIVED. Troy asked me, “How do you feel?” Hmmm…How do I feel? Excited. Nervous. Relieved. And maybe just a little bit like puking.Years of soul searching, hard work, ass-in-chair 24/7 writing...
by Hollye Dexter | Nov 9, 2014 | fire loss, Fire Season, hope through adversity, how to survive losing everything, surviving disaster, surviving fire, the power of love
As many of you know, in November of 1994, our house burned down. After my husband Troy and I jumped out second story windows with nothing but our pajamas and our kid, our lives began a downward spiral of loss that would continue for four years, leading us into a deep...
by Hollye Dexter | Oct 22, 2014 | Fire Season, hope through adversity, Joseph Campbell, Lyena Strelkoff, Shero Summit, surviving disaster, The hero's journey
If you are familiar with author Joseph Campbell’s work around the “Hero’s Journey,” perhaps you’ve recognized the patterns in your own life. Campbell said that numerous myths from the ages share this fundamental pattern: “A hero ventures forth from...