Meet Dana
Dana Perich
Dana grew up in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, and has carried her love of stories and learning across classrooms and communities ever since. She earned her undergraduate degree in English at Arcadia University and went on to complete her master’s at Sierra Nevada University. Over the years, she has served as both teacher and administrator in Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Nevada.
Bubbly, sweet, and kind—but with just enough edge to keep things interesting—Dana is a fan of the outdoors, fitness, and above all, not taking herself too seriously. She enjoys hiking, spending time with her husband, dog, and friends, and finding joy in the little adventures of everyday life.
Dana is the published author of Walk in Dissonance: A Poetry Collection,a beautifully wrought exploration of cognitive, emotional, and ethical dissonance. Her work blends lyrical sensitivity with unflinching honesty, inviting readers to sit with emotional contradiction and complexity. With her signature mix of clarity and edge, she brings the same sharp voice to her fiction.
She is currently working on her first full-length dystopian YA novel, The Order, a bold and thought-provoking story set to resonate with a new generation of readers.
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Walk in Dissonance: A Poetry Collection by Dana Perich
Every step leaves an echo. In Walk in Dissonance, those echoes collide—grace and grief, hope and hesitation, the soft music of a heart split in two.
In a life that often pulls our hearts and minds in opposing directions, it can be difficult to discern our inner compass at times. This collection of poetry confronts the complexities of cognitive, emotional, and ethical dissonance.
From the bittersweet ache of mixed emotions to the jarring reality of conflicting actions, these poems dissect the human experience, inviting readers to examine similar dichotomies in their own lives.
This collection doesn’t seek harmony so much as honesty, reminding us that even in discord, there is beauty worth listening to.
Advance Praise: "These pieces are both personal and universal, stitched with emotion but grounded in truth. It’s not just a collection—it’s a journey. Highly recommend for anyone who’s ever tried to put their heart back together."
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Your pulse tells the truth. Your silence is the lie.
Eighteen-year-old Alexandria has always known her place: quiet, invisible, obedient. In a world rebuilt by the Twenty-Ninth Amendment—a world that promises stability through total biometric transparency—she clings to the predictability of school lessons, cross-country runs, and the heavy silence of her grandmother’s house.
But for an elite athlete at Classical High, "stability" comes with a price: the DPU. A biometric monitor strapped to the hip, the device turns every surge of adrenaline or spike of fear into government data. Alex has mastered the art of the steady pulse, raised in the shadow of the Eastwick legacy—a family that built its name on the very secrets they are paid to redact.
While the state preaches progress, Alex begins to sense that the truths she’s been taught don’t align with the reality. Fragments of history hidden in plain sight and the uneasy quiet surrounding her family’s past leave her questioning whether gratitude is the same thing as freedom. The rhythm she’s relied on begins to fracture.
Now, caught between the girl she’s supposed to be and a truth she can no longer hide, Alex must decide how much she’s willing to sacrifice to break the cycle. Because when the red light on your hip starts to flash, there is nowhere left to run.
In a world where silence is a lie and your own body is a snitch, how do you fight for the truth?
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