Meet the Triumverate, from Suddenly Rural Girl

Dakota Moore is a conflicted teen wrestling with faith and friendship, and each new person she meets brings a new adventure–and some are more dangerous than others.

Immediately behind Sophia, Makayla and Teagan leaned out, one to the left and one to the right, like some three-headed monster from Greek mythology. One head was snarling, and the other two seemed eager or anxious.

Sophia’s adenoidal voice was immediately recognizable. She was the one critiquing Taylor’s wardrobe. She wore long, laser-straight blonde hair. If there was any natural wave to it, she had flat ironed it into submission. Everything about her was tense and in line…Her ice-blue eyes scanned the room. A hawk, a predator, scanning for prey.

Makayla’s form-fitting blue and white flowered woven halter top hugged her torso like a second skin, leaving little to the overactive imagination of teen boys. Without the ponytail holder today, her billowing curls encircled her head like a black frizzy halo.

Teagan’s acid-washed jeans featured a faded white stripe that slowly circled up her legs like a slimy eelpout. A toad-green spaghetti strap top hung loosely from her angular alabaster shoulders…Teagan could be cruel, but the green windows to her soul screamed uncertainty.

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Dann is an educator, Media & Design Guru, Author, and Public Speaker. He currently serves as Media and Design Specialist at an impressive little Midwestern College where he works directly with faculty to develop effective instructional videos. He has an MFA in Digital Cinema from California's National University, a BSED in English and Theatre Education from the University of South Dakota, and a certificate in Online Education from UW Stout. He was founder and principle owner of Little Prompter, LLC, a teleprompter design and manufacturing company until he sold the company in 2020. Prior to joining Carleton's staff, he taught communication, theatre, and video production for approximately 15 years while working as a professional actor and director--appearing in over forty national and regional commercials and directing and editing dozens of videos and musicals. Dann’s MFA thesis project involved writing and directing an original, full-length musical, filming the entire development and production process, and editing it into an educational DVD entitled How to Write and Produce Your Own High School Musical. His DVD is currently being distributed by Films Media Group. His debut YA Christian Fiction novel, Suddenly Rural Girl, is published through Kirk House Publishing.

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