advice to girls Archives - Darla The Roller Derby Queen https://www.darlatherollerderbyqueen.com Mon, 12 Aug 2019 10:59:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9 THE FUTURE FROM BEHIND https://www.darlatherollerderbyqueen.com/the-future-from-behind/ Mon, 24 Jun 2019 13:45:26 +0000 https://www.darlatherollerderbyqueen.com/?p=1642 (photo credit: Hanna Dymytriieva | Dreamstime.com ) More bounce per ounce, I say. Recently I met with a group of derby girls from Seattle, Washington. I asked them about the future of derby. “It’s the junior skaters,” they said, all in agreement. “They can do all kinds of things we can’t.” “They fall down and literally bounce … Continue reading THE FUTURE FROM BEHIND →

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]]> Falling Down https://www.darlatherollerderbyqueen.com/falling-down/ https://www.darlatherollerderbyqueen.com/falling-down/#comments Mon, 19 Nov 2018 16:10:13 +0000 https://www.darlatherollerderbyqueen.com/?p=1396 (broken bench in France.  Photographer unknown, but obviously he or she got up!) Yes, falling down is a good thing. Ask any newbie skater in  “Fresh Meat” derby training.  The first thing you are taught is how to fall down.  And how to fall down correctly.  And how to get back up quickly without making … Continue reading Falling Down →

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]]> https://www.darlatherollerderbyqueen.com/falling-down/feed/ 1 Natalie’s Light https://www.darlatherollerderbyqueen.com/natalies-light/ https://www.darlatherollerderbyqueen.com/natalies-light/#comments Wed, 02 May 2018 23:28:32 +0000 https://www.darlatherollerderbyqueen.com/?p=1187 As you know from the book, in my story I see the twinkle lights when I can’t figure things out.  And they point the way. When Natalie couldn’t see her way, she took her life.  This nightmare, however, sent a different kind of inspiration to her mother.  The result is this beautiful woman’s path to … Continue reading Natalie’s Light →

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]]> https://www.darlatherollerderbyqueen.com/natalies-light/feed/ 1 True Derby – Lady McDeath https://www.darlatherollerderbyqueen.com/true-derby-lady-mcdeath/ Fri, 23 Mar 2018 17:28:15 +0000 https://www.darlatherollerderbyqueen.com/?p=1110 I love the Texas derby girls!  Here’s a great True Derby star. Lady McDeath, known also as McKay,  is an art teacher at Ball High School in Galveston, Texas with a degree in psychology and a Master of Fine Arts.   She skates with South Side Roller Derby, one of the only banked track leagues … Continue reading True Derby – Lady McDeath →

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