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My “get through the season with joy” playlist
Up now on Spotify. Find me there at @debharkness. We're entering the season of the year when, in the northern hemisphere, nature is curling up and readying herself for winter. For most of us, however, winter has become the season of high anxiety, racing around, and...
I collect faces.
Did you know you can't make up a face? Not entirely? You are always cutting and pasting real faces you know into an imaginary face. As a novelist and a historian I am fascinated by people and have a file of faces on my phone so that when I create a new character I am...
A playlist for April 2025
 To remind us all of the power of community and peaceful protest. open.spotify.com/playl…
Official 60th birthday portrait.
April 5, 2025
Time’s Convert Read Along MARCH 24-APRIL 18
Mark your calendars, gather up your post-its and pens, find your copy of TIME’S CONVERT and let's get ready for a deep dive into the American Revolution, Marcus & Phoebe, and the twins. We’re holding a TIME’S CONVERT READ ALONG, March 23-April 19, complete with...