Back to School with Takeya Trayer

By Jennifer Ring. At work, Takeya Trayer encourages kids to tell their own stories, teaching animation camps for kids. Outside of work, she tells her own. The children’s book, “My Mommy is My Daddy” is Trayer’s way of introducing her nontraditional family to the world…. Read More

A Lit Fest for Kids Makes its Debut

By Margo Hammond. The first annual St. Pete Reads! Lit Fest — a celebration of all things literacy — was hosted by Cultured Books Literacy Foundation in partnership with the Barbershop Book Club and St. Petersburg College. Aimed at kids and their parents, it was the brainchild of Lorielle Hollaway, dedicated to promoting books and literacy in the South St. Pete community…. Read More

Non Binary Parenting

By Takeya Trayer Non Binary Parenting Psychological Evaluation of a Visual   This is the cover image from my book My Mommy is My Daddy, published this year. It is… Read More

Professional Artist 21 Conversation

  Our newest Professional Artist Grantees Sarah Gerard, Donald Gialanella, Kenny Jensen, Cecilia Lueza, David Manson, Gloria Muñoz, Kaitlin Murphy-Knudsen, and Takeya Trayer speak with us about creating art during… Read More

A Petrified Forest

A Petrified Forest   The trunks and branches bare no leaves The trees still made sound The wicked wind from the West huffed and puffed The roots held tight to… Read More

Build Up

  My Mommy Is My Daddy: 2 Pages from my upcoming book.   UPDATE: I’m researching self publishing sites and methods of conversion for Apple Books, Amazon and print. These are… Read More

Build Up

My Mommy Is My Daddy: 2 Pages from my upcoming book.   UPDATE: I’m researching self publishing sites and methods of conversion for Apple Books, Amazon and print. These are two… Read More

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