Life is Better than Fiction

Something for Which I am Thankful

Posted on December 1, 2019December 2, 2019 by Dena

Something for Which I am Thankful I grew up in a house where everyone was welcome. We didn’t have a lot, but holidays were days when those who didn’t have a place to go, or couldn’t get home, ca... Read More

Coming Out Again

Posted on September 22, 2019December 1, 2019 by Dena

Coming Out Again This week I came out on my personal Facebook page. My friends there are compiled of mostly family, close friends, and high school alumni from Northern California. I had actually been ... Read More

A Journey of a Thousand Miles Begins with a Single Step

Posted on March 23, 2017March 23, 2017 by Dena

I took that single step to change my future close to ten years ago. It was just one of many that I took to get to the life I’m living today. One of the biggest steps was the decision to go back to c... Read More

2016 Reflections

Posted on December 16, 2016January 1, 2017 by Dena

2016 has been a mixed bag of emotions for me. There were a few low points, I lost the last of my puppies. Birdie, my beautiful Papillon at 15 and Coalie my playful Cocker Spaniel at 12. They had long ... Read More

Pop-Tarts

Posted on July 28, 2016November 27, 2019 by Dena

You’ve probably heard this a million times before, but one of the best pieces of advice I’ve ever received is to carry a pen and notebook with me everywhere I go. A couple of weeks ago, I was wait... Read More

Dena Blake

Category: Life is Better than Fiction

Something for Which I am Thankful

Coming Out Again

A Journey of a Thousand Miles Begins with a Single Step

2016 Reflections

Pop-Tarts