Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";} Denise Fletcher is a freelance writer and artist.  Her creative work has appeared in a number of anthologies and in dozens of journals including The Words are in My Soul Magazine, Bards Against Hunger, Remixt, The BeZine, The OCH Literary Society, Drabble Quarterly, Praxis Magazine, Kaleidoscope Magazine, Open Minds Quarterly, Many Voices, Press, Home Health Aide Digest, Hopekeeper’s Magazine and other various publications in the U.S., Canada and the U.K.  She is the author of the book, A Thread of Hope. She currently lives in the Tampa area. More of my work is forthcoming in 2019.  

She received a B.S. in Recreational Therapy from Minnesota State University, Mankato and a massage practitioner certificate from the Minneapolis School of Massage. She is qualified as a certified peer specialist and has successfully completed e-courses in Trauma-Informed Care and Emotional CPR. In addition, she has received certificates for Writing MOOC courses through Boston University and the University of Iowa.