TALISMANIA: a word/play in four acts

Event poster for Talismania, a literary performance with words and play in four acts, scheduled on October 18 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Tacoma, featuring Jenni Prange Boran and Heather Monyer. The poster includes illustrations of a coffee cup with floating planets, flowers, a frog perched on a cylindrical object, and an illustrated pig, with logos of City of Tacoma and Tacoma Creates.

Presented by Creative Colloquy’s
The Writer’s Workshop Series

A workshop for writers, performers, pretenders, and other practitioners of make-believe play.

with Jenni Prange Boran

It’s writing. It’s theater. It’s art that inspires more art.

October 18, 2025
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Tacoma, WA

Eukaryota blog

Heather wearing black parka and purple hat with Tiko, a large black dog who stands on a slope and appears larger than he is.

Essays and Journalism

Eukaryota, or eukarya, is the phylogenetic domain comprising plant, animal, fungi, and protist kingdoms. The foundational block of the life-forms in this ranking is the eukaryotic cell.

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Featuring essays and journalism with a focus on Washington state and the Pacific Northwest.

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Oil Pastel Birds

Colorful portrait of a peacock surrounded by pink feathery swirls on a black background.
Colorful drawing of a parrot perched on a branch against an orange background.
Colorful painting of a wood duck with a rainbow-colored face and green wings, set against a blue-dotted background
Black bird with blue beak and red shoulders on pink object with swirly black and red background
Colorful painting of little blue hero with long blue legs, long blue beak, and lilac head against orange and yellow-dotted background
Black-capped chickadee about to land with swirly green background
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Girl and dog, both with hypnotized eyes, looking at a blue butterfly on red flower, painted in brightly-colored oil pastels

About Heather …

Heather is a multimedia storyteller and advocate for the natural world. She champions healthy habitats, environmental sustainability, and the well-being of all life-forms­—plant, animal, and human. She’s especially fond of forests, coral reefs, wildlife crossings, and semi-feral dogs.