Dani Nichols is a writer, cowgirl, and mom of three from central Oregon. She writes about motherhood, family, horses, and above all, the relentless nature of redemption. Her debut book for children, Buzz the Not-So-Brave, about her lovable and quirky quarter horse, was released in summer 2022. Her work has won several writing contests and has been published in Fathom Magazine, Oregon Humanities, Reckon Review, and others, as well as some anthologies.
A week ago, I sat in a rocking chair on Flannery O’Connor’s screened-in porch in rural Georgia. It was ninety-five and humid, with the still, thick air so endemic of southern summertime. I was holding my newborn, a little boy with dark skin and dark hair, only mine because his first mother loved him enough […]
