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About Kerry Slavens
Life As A Human's Editor in Chief, Kerry Slavens, was born in the Rocky Mountains of Canada in a mining town that no longer exists. As such, she always wonders if she actually exists. This may be why she is so obsessed with creating story.
Kerry is a diverse and well-published writer whose genres include fiction, poetry, non-fiction and blogging at blackdotdiary.com. She considers herself a slightly conflicted "neo-neo-romantic" thrust into the machinations of modern life.
She lives in Victoria, on an island just off the West Coast of British Columbia, with her husband, daughter and menagerie of animal friends including a wisecracking parrot named Bennie. She is a principal and creative director of Artemis, an international award winning pr and design studio in Victoria's Design District.
Kerry graduated with a BA in Writing from the University of Victoria and went on to teach creative non-fiction and creative writing. She has been a feature writer and editor of numerous publications. Her poetry books include Gravity and Light (co-authored with Margaret Blackwood and Anne M. Kelly) and Stranger Under the Stars. She has ghostwritten several books for CEOs and inspirational speakers.
Kerry is currently finishing a novel and a book of poetry.
How David Blaine Held His Breath for 17 Minutes…and Why
How does a human being hold his breath for 17 minutes...and why would he even bother? Stuntman and magician David Blaine offers a personal glimpse into his mind and methods in this compelling TEDMED video. [Read more]
International Women’s Day: A Day to Celebrate, Imagine and Act
Happy International Women’s Day to to all women in all of our wonderful incarnations … mothers, daughters, aunts, sisters, friends, grandmas, nanas and more … Today is a day to celebrate who we are and how far we’ve come, and... [Read more]
Oh Those Mayans: 2012 Prophecies vs. Current Realities
I have no idea what will happen on December 21, 2012 when the Mayan calendar ends. Maybe the world will end. Maybe it won’t. Maybe the poles will shift? Maybe. I do know what's certain — climate change is upon us. [Read more]
Speed Trap: When Life in the Fast Lane Doesn’t Work Anymore
“I’m sorry,” I tell the cop, wiping my hand furiously across my face. “I don’t know what’s the matter with me. It’s just a bad day. A bad, bad day. And this is just one more bloody thing on top of EVERY OTHER BLOODY THING.” [Read more]
Ashes and Snow Stills the Craziness and Stirs the Human Spirit
The spellbinding film Ashes and Snow was born out of Gregory Colbert's journeys to India, Egypt, Burma and Kenya. He photographed more than 40 species — including a whale, an orangutan, a manatee and elephants — to create what critics call "a 21st-century bestiary. [Read more]
Being Bennie: Life with a Wise-Ass Parrot
When a naive human adopts a wise-ass African Grey parrot who knows hundreds of words, including swear words, life is certainly never dull. [Read more]
Destiny at Work: Is Falling in Love Chance or Fate?
Are we destined to love the people we love, and be with the people we are with? I wouldn’t have said so but then a series of strange coincidences convinced me otherwise. [Read more]
Why I Wear Black: A Love Affair with Dark Fashion
Johnny Cash once sang, "I wear the black for the poor and the beaten down, / Livin' in the hopeless, hungry side of town..." I love Johnny Cash, but that's not why I wear black. I don't wear black because I'm depressed either. Or to look thin. Or to look mysterious. [Read more]
Oh So Human
As far as I know, I am a human. Last time I had an MRI, nobody saw anything alien in my body — or at least nothing that worried them. My blood tests don’t raise eyebrows. It appears my human-ness is valid. But how do I really know? [Read more]
