Art. Ideas. Inspiration.
Currently Making Space for What’s Next
Hola, I’m Kate Dana, a creative thinker with a background in fine arts, a lifelong love of learning, and a serious enthusiasm for a really good audiobook or podcast.
In this often-complicated world, I’m all about making ideas clear, useful, and engaging. I care about doing thoughtful work, following through, and continuing to grow.
Right now, I’m exploring new possibilities in language and literacy, creative resilience, and ways to put my communications and artistic skills to work while encouraging others to do the same.
La Vida Kate Dana is a place to stay curious, move forward with the ideas worth exploring, find audiobooks and podcasts that inspire action, and read about small discoveries that make life feel wide open with optimism and potential.
Books, podcasts & fresh perspectives
Looking for a good listen, a new idea, or a story to keep you company on the road? Here are some audiobooks and podcasts I’ve enjoyed, ones that have sparked a thought, opened a new door, or made road trips even more fun!
Audiobooks – coming soon!
Ideas to explore, stories to get lost in, and good company for road trips.
Podcasts – coming soon!
New outlooks, interesting conversations, and the occasional spark of inspiration.
Resources
Die-hard fans of supporting independent bookstores and exploring alternatives to monopolistic and oligopolistic online businesses know best: to thy local and small businesses, be true.
When you’re ready to find a book, visit your local independent bookstore, or find downloadable versions on Libro.fm, Bookshop.org, or ThriftBooks.com.
Get Thee to a Library
Finally, dedicated library aficionados and proponents of free online resources and apps, unite! If you’re lucky to live in California like me, you have access to dozens of libraries across the Golden State. Be like the cool kids: download and access Hoopla and Libby for free audiobooks, books, and music, and Kanopy for free movies. Yes, FREE!
What are you waiting for? Visit your local library, get a card, and start enjoying the amazing gratis resources your network.
What’s Next?
Most people realize that learning continues, even when your life plan changes. New skills, fresh perspectives, and the experience we’ve gathered along the way can open up possibilities we hadn’t considered before.
This idea is part of what I’m exploring now: continuing my studies in language and literacy, finding alternative ways to incorporate my communications and fine art experiences, and sharing knowledge on creative resilience with kindred spirits.
The next step doesn’t have to be neatly mapped out, as long as we enjoy untangling it as we go with curiosity, care, and room to keep growing.
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