New Releases by Megan Morrison

Explore dance traditions worldwide through this anthology. "Dance Adventures" includes 19 true stories written by a diverse group of renowned performers, dedicated dance teachers, dance scholars, and other avid dance travelers who: ● Explore their craft in locations tied to their family history and discover how dance helps them connect with their heritage; ● Build bonds and community with locals through a shared love of movement; ● Challenge their assumptions, embrace the unknown and find surprising new truths by saying "yes" to spontaneous opportunities; or● Reflect on who they are and discover how dance can make them a better version of themselves. "Dance Adventures" contributors hail from all corners of the world, and the stories take place in 17 different countries: India, China, England, Ghana, Senegal, Indonesia, Philippines, Hungary, Angola, Brazil, Morocco, Cuba, Guinea, China, The Bahamas, Argentina, and Mozambique. They highlight various dance traditions, as well as unique aspects of each country''s geography, history, demographics and educational systems. The book is divided into four parts: Roots: Join Makeda Kumasi, Ted Samuel, Courtney Celeste Spears, and Kara Nepomuceno as they travel to a country connected to their heritage. Finding Community: No friends? No problem! Connecting with others through a shared love of movement helped Damilare Adeyeri, Carolyn McPherson, Tina Shield, Gabrielle Brigida Macalintal, and Melaina Spitzer find their place. Unexpected Experiences: In these stories, Alex Milweski, Nneya Richardson, Laurie Bonner Baker, Peter Benjamin, and Natalie Preddie are surprised and enriched by what they discover through their dance travels. Personal Development: Lisa Josefsson, Khalila Fordham, Zsuzsi Kapas, Helen Styring Tocci, and Megan Taylor Morrison share stories about how dancing abroad challenged us to live with more self-expression, grow our self-love, heal old traumas, or otherwise evolve in positive ways. **Please note that only the ebook and hardcover versions of "Dance Adventures" have color photos. To make this book less expensive (and hence more accessible to a wider audience), the paperback contains black and white photos. **PRAISE FOR "DANCE ADVENTURES": This book is indispensable in light of the current social momentum with regard to Black lives and the dismantling of violent systems. Many of the stories portray the experiences of individuals in whom multiple languages, customs, and spaces coexist, and for whom dance is the unifying factor." --Moncell Durden, Assistant Professor of Practice, USC Kaufman School of Dance "A heartwarming, humorous, and enlightening anthology, Dance Adventures is a pivotal text capturing rich narratives that can help students prepare for the unknown and integrate their own life-changing experiences from dancing abroad." --Rick Southerland, MFA, Associate Professor of Dance, Goucher College, past president of the National Dance Education Organization (2016-2018) "In a pandemic-gripped world full of restrictions and uncertainties, Dance Adventures offers readers an escape. This diverse collection of stories encourages us to dream of embodied explorations, and once more to discover human connectivity through dance and movement." --Jen Peters, dance writer, performer, and teacher

Return to the enthralling and always surprising world of Tyme, this time with a roguish frog prince and a secret plot, as Megan Morrison continues her acclaimed fantasy series. Syrah Huanui is a frog. He wasn''t always one--once he was a Prince of the Olive Isles, a champion launchball player, a beloved favorite of all.Or so he thought! After accidentally (OK, intentionally) letting a love letter from the cloying Deli Gourd get published for everyone to read, his fed-up family kicks him out. And an unfortunate encounter with a Wishing Well leaves him trapped in the body of a frog, with no hope of transforming back.A year later, Syrah finds himself in Yellow alongside who else: Deli. A sudden, deadly plague has started to run through the country, right before a crucial election for Governor. Syrah isn''t sure he''ll ever become himself again, or if anyone will ever realize that it''s HIM in there, but he is sure he might be able to help stop whatever evil is going on...

Dad was gone. So many times over the past two decades I''d prepared for it-expected it really, just as anyone would when dealing with a severe alcoholic. Grief, fear, sorrow, desperation... and then, understanding. For it was only in the midst of these overwhelming questions that I finally learned to stop searching for answers.

This companion to Grounded combines humor, revolution, magic, and romance for the most delightful "Cinderella" retelling since Ella Enchanted. Ella Coach has one wish: revolution. Her mother died working in a sweatshop, and Ella wants every laborer in the Blue Kingdom to receive fairer treatment. But to make that happen, she''ll need some high-level support...Prince Dash Charming has one wish: evolution. The Charming Curse forced generations of Charming men to lie, cheat, and break hearts -- but with the witch Envearia''s death, the curse has ended. Now Dash wants to be a better person, but he doesn''t know where to start...Serge can grant any wish -- and has: As an executive fairy godfather, he''s catered to the wildest whims of spoiled teenagers from the richest, most entitled families in Blue. But now a new name has come up on his list, someone nobody''s ever heard of... Ella Coach.This is a story about three people who want something better and who together find the faith to change their worlds. It''s "Cinderella," brilliantly reimagined, and a delightful expansion of the wonderful world of Tyme.

"Think you know Rapunzel''s story? Think again, because the tower was only the beginning..." -- Jennifer Nielsen, New York Times bestselling author of THE FALSE PRINCE In all of Tyme, from the Redlands to the Grey, no one is as lucky as Rapunzel. She lives in a magic tower that obeys her every wish; she reads wonderful books starring herself as the heroine; her hair is the longest, most glorious thing in the world. And she knows this because Witch tells her so -- her beloved Witch, who protects her from evil princes, the dangerous ground under the tower, even unhappy thoughts. Rapunzel can''t imagine any other life.Then a thief named Jack climbs into her room to steal one of her enchanted roses. He''s the first person Rapunzel''s ever met who isn''t completely charmed by her (well, the first person she''s met at all, really), and he is infuriating -- especially when he hints that Witch isn''t telling her the whole truth. Driven by anger at Jack and her own nameless fears, Rapunzel descends to the ground for the first time, and finds a world filled with more peril than Witch promised...and more beauty, wonder, and adventure than she could have dreamed.

The hydrodynamic forces produced by breaking waves make the rocky intertidal zone one of the most physical stressful environments on Earth. Although the classical in-line hydrodynamic forces are well studied and characterized, an undescribed force -- known as the impingement force -- may be the largest hydrodynamic force in the intertidal zone. Impingement is characterized by a sharp, transient spike in force at the instant of wave arrival, and very few measurements of it exist. I measured impingement in the laboratory, using a gravity-driven water cannon to simulate waves and tested which variables affect impingement magnitude. I show that impingement is likely drag, rather than an undescribed hydrodynamic force; it likely occurs due to brief increases in flow velocity at the front of a wave. To assess the frequency and magnitudes of impingement events in the field, I built a force transducer to record high-frequency forces in the intertidal zone. Impingement events occur in 2-7% of waves in the field, but surprisingly, the average magnitude of impingement events is lower than the average maximum force produced by all recorded waves in this study. This suggests that impingement is not the largest hydrodynamic risk to organisms, and future work measuring flows in the intertidal zone should focus on identifying large transient forces regardless of where they occur in a wave. Using these measurements, I explore the likely effects of brief forces on intertidal organisms in two ways: first, I model a limpet as a mechanical spring-mass-damper system and show that its foot has the capacity to reduce the effective force on the animal. I also predict dislodgment rates of three species of gastropod using the maximum forces recorded in my field study. At my site, snails are very susceptible to wave-induced dislodgment. This dissertation illustrates the necessity of recording high-frequency flows when studying intertidal hydrodynamics.

Evolved Publishing brings you a story of friendship, family, and coming of age, in Megan Morrison''s memoir, "And Then It Rained: Lessons for Life."~~~~~~~~~~Would you do it again... would you give Maya the letter? Some who know about it have asked me, as if I could actually turn back time. Would I give her the letter, knowing it would push away the person who''d been my comfort through my dad''s alcoholism and parents'' divorce; knowing that it would destroy a friendship I''d worked years to build; knowing I''d have to endure lies and unkindness from someone I believed in more than any other... ...knowing that the fallout would inspire me to attend my dream college; knowing I''d conquer homesickness and so many other fears there; knowing I''d make friends who''d become like family; knowing I''d find rewards I could have never imagined?And Then it Rained: Lessons for Life is the story of how I lost my most trusted confidante... and found myself.

The Snuggie is a pop culture icon that quickly developed its own cult of awareness. Few of us were asking for a blanket with sleeves, but that''s because we''d forgotten how to dream. Once we''d purchased our Snuggies, we quickly realized our world had changed for the better. Now, we want to show you just what makes the Snuggie cozy and sexy. Brilliantly illustrated with drawings of couples in flagrante delicto, our comprehensive guide includes—in ascending order of difficulty—everything from "The Warm and Snuggie" (for beginners) to "The Yes Ma''am" (perfect for hiding your flaws—not that you have any, of course!) to "The Night In" (which works great when you''re staying home to page through The Snuggie Sutra). Based on our blog of the same name, which scored mentions everywhere from The Tonight Show with Conan O''Brien to New York magazine and a host of radio stations all over the country, The Snuggie Sutra covers important topics like how to convince your partner to bring a Snuggie into the bedroom and how to set the Snuggie mood (candles and Snuggies don''t mix!). We are thrilled to share this first-of-its-kind sexual handbook with the reading, Snuggie-wearing, and love-making public. Enjoy! --The Snuggie Sutrists

"The adenovirus type 5 E4orf6 protein plays many critical roles in the viral lifecycle. This thesis attempts to identify three binding partners of E4orf6: p14, p19, and pp84. Mapping studies revealed residues 1--43 of E4orf6 were unnecessary for p14 and p19 binding. Mdm-2 and p14 ARF were selected as potential candidates for pp84 and p19 respectively. No interaction was observed between E4orf6 and Mdm-2. Binding of E4orf6 and p14ARF was observed, however attempts to clarify the interaction were inconclusive. After purification, microsequencing analysis identified p14 as Elongin C, p19 as Elongin B, and pp84 as VACM-1/Cul5. These proteins are known to exist in a complex containing E3-ligase activity, necessary for ubiquitin-proteasome mediated protein degradation. As E4orf6 acts with E1B-55kDa to induce p53 degradation, it may do so by recruiting this complex. Future studies will elucidate more about the role of E4orf6 in p53 degradation, and may reveal new functions of this viral protein." --