Bella Dancer
SAVAGE DAUGHTER: Heraldry, Heartland, Home & Horns
Okay, we're back at it. I needed a bit of a break after the monstrous website overhaul. I also needed a break after I started telling you...
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Memoir Table of Contents
Welcome Aboard!
--"Izzy, how did you start dancing?"
--"What got you into martial arts?"
--"What kind of dancer/martial artist/writer are you?
--"How do you deal with brain damage, bodily injury and
C-PTSD, yet still dance, write, train, live the way you do?"
--"How do you still find joy and beauty amidst pain and loss?"
--"Wow, you should write your memoirs!"
This Is My Story
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Bella Dancer
- Apr 21, 2022
- 6 min
DAMSEL TO DANGEROUS: Journey of a Warrior Princess
...Even so, it will take many, many years to undo the damage caused by that rape threat. It will take even longer for me to stop...
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Bella Dancer
- Apr 8, 2022
- 16 min
MOVING ON: A Crucifix, Sandalwood & Lemon Lysol
We've finally made it to the last chapter of this series about #MeToo, rape and death threats, violence, psychological abuse,...
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Bella Dancer
- Mar 21, 2022
- 23 min
DROWNING - When the Rum Runs Through
This is NOT a safe space. If you're new around here, please take note of the titles. Because we don't pull punches and use coded...
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Bella Dancer
- Mar 19, 2022
- 23 min
CLOVEN FRUIT: Dodging Devils in the Pale Moonlight
This is NOT a safe space. If you're new around here, please take note of the titles. Because we don't pull punches and use coded...
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Bella Dancer
- Feb 23, 2022
- 19 min
FAWN, FREEZE, FIGHT, FLEE - How I Escaped That Rape Threat
If the title didn’t warn you how ugly things have been around here these few weeks, I can’t get much more explicit. Yet we're about...
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Bella Dancer
- Feb 22, 2022
- 22 min
"YOU OWE ME" - Sexual Coercion, Expectations & Assault
Continued from: JERRY-RIGGING - Building My First Set of Armor BUILDING ARMOR - The Hard Way THE DAMSEL - Predators, Instincts, “Nice...
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Bella Dancer
- Feb 16, 2022
- 26 min
THE DAMSEL: Predators, Instincts, "Nice Girls" & Neurodivergence
If you missed all the trigger warnings and the subject matter from the last post, I suggest you go back and read it. Continued from:...
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Bella Dancer
- Feb 3, 2022
- 20 min
BUILDING ARMOR - THE HARD WAY: Some Hard-Hitting Lessons From My HIS-Story
Continued from: THE FIGHTERS - Gawking at My First Heavy Weapons Tournament DAMSEL OUT OF DIS-DRESS - My First Time in Heavy Armor...
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Bella Dancer
- Jan 29, 2022
- 8 min
JERRY-RIGGING - Building My First Set of Armor
Continued from: THE FIGHTERS - Gawking at My First Heavy Weapons Tournament DAMSEL OUT OF DIS-DRESS: My First Time in Heavy Armor June...
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Bella Dancer
- Jan 10, 2022
- 19 min
DAMSEL OUT OF DIS-DRESS - My First Time In Heavy Armor
Continued from: THE TREBUCHET - A Siege Engine Knocks My Life 163 Degrees Sideways THE SHIRE - Making Garb, Travel Plans and a Home in...
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Bella Dancer
- Jan 8, 2022
- 14 min
THE FIGHTERS - Gawking at My First Heavy Weapons Tournament
Continued from: THE TREBUCHET - A Siege Engine Knocks My Life 163 Degrees Sideways THE SHIRE - Making Garb, Travel Plans and a Home in...
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Bella Dancer
- Dec 20, 2021
- 8 min
THE FIRST NIGHT - Halfdan Was There.
Continued from: THE TREBUCHET - A Siege Engine Knocks My Life 163 Degrees Sideways THE SHIRE - Making Garb, Travel Plans and a Home in...
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Bella Dancer
- Dec 17, 2021
- 7 min
THE SCA BY NIGHT - No Sleep At Pennsic!
Continued from: STAMINA - How I Became A History Major THE TREBUCHET - A Siege Engine Leads Me to Medieval Reenactment THE SHIRE - Making...
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Bella Dancer
- Dec 14, 2021
- 8 min
THE SCA BY DAY: My Corners of Make-Believe
Continued from: STAMINA - How I Became A History Major THE TREBUCHET - How I Got Into Medieval Reenactment THE SHIRE - Making Garb,...
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Bella Dancer
- Dec 3, 2021
- 13 min
THE SHIRE - Making Garb, Travel Plans, and a Home in the SCA
Continued from: STAMINA - How I Became a History Major THE TREBUCHET - A Siege Engine Leads Me To Medieval Reenactment “Oh, yeah,” the...
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Bella Dancer
- Nov 28, 2021
- 7 min
THE TREBUCHET - A Siege Engine Knocks My Life 163 Degrees Sideways
Continued From: ENTERING THE ARENA - Gladiators Hijack My Life GLADIATRIX: "Gladia-what?!" - Female Gladiator STAMINA - Spectacled...
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Bella Dancer
- Sep 6, 2021
- 7 min
TAKE THE HIT - Asking Fighters to Critique My Gladiatrix
Continued from: ENTERING THE ARENA - Gladiators Hijack My Life GLADIATRIX - "Gladia-what?!" Female Gladiator STAMINA - Academia Critiques...
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