Shiver me timbers and gees Louise, you want to know about Melanie Stinson? Well, that might be a tall order as she does so many things: writing – dancing – art – therapeutic bodywork – blogging.

A former creative arts and dance teacher and a Reiki Master teacher now, Melanie writes fiction for children, nonfiction for adults and screenplays. As aplace4us, she can be found on Twitter (where she’s known as a “conversationalist”) contributing her point of view on a variety of subjects.

Melanie also blogs. Her blog subjects may include her insights on what’s happening on earth, in the world, Reiki, CCT, and dance analysis for Dancing with the Stars or some other dance craft or choreographic/ performance commentary.

One thing for sure, Melanie finds life on earth magic so if you're here today, look around you to find the extraordinary everywhere and Embrace the Magic!