Writing at the edge of imagination and futures
Dana Klisanin’s books, chapters, and stories explore psychology, futures, ethical technology, ecological imagination, and the human capacities needed to flourish in a changing world.
Nature-based wellbeing and the art of inner restoration
The Art of Wild Willpower
A nature-based guide to restoring attention, resilience, imagination, and connection with the living world.
This forthcoming work extends Dana’s Rewilding the Mind framework into practices for human flourishing, nature-based wellbeing, ritual, reflection, and reconnection.
Explore the Book →Speculative ecological fiction for young readers
Chronicles of G.A.I.A.
An award-winning speculative fiction series following young agents, future technologies, ecological missions, and the courage to protect the living world.
The series includes Future Hack, Norbu’s Secret, and the larger storyworld of G.A.I.A. — designed to awaken imagination, agency, and care for future generations.
Explore the Series →![](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/64f8a1180f8bec15044fc37e/1754710349738-7XPQ1IKWWY9R9YE4Q8PA/Future+Hack_Cover.jpg?content-type=image%2Fjpegalt="Future)
Speculative stories for possible futures
Re-membering Our Souls
Dana contributed “Re-membering Our Souls” to Clima Utopyas: One Day in 2050, a speculative futures project exploring ecological imagination and possible worlds.
This section gives the 2050 speculative fiction work its own home, separate from the Chronicles of G.A.I.A. series.
Explore Short Fiction →Psychology, futures, heroism, and popular culture
Selected book chapters and scholarly contributions
Dana has contributed chapters on heroism, futures thinking, media psychology, existential psychology, ethical technology, and popular culture to volumes published by Routledge, Sterling, Fast Future Publishing, and futures-oriented initiatives.
Explore Book Chapters →Character, meaning, and the heroic imagination
- E-heroism — Encyclopedia of Heroism Studies, Routledge.
- Collaborative Heroism — Encyclopedia of Heroism Studies, Routledge.
- Heroism in the Networked Society — Handbook of Heroism and Heroic Leadership, Routledge.
- Pure as Snow — Game of Thrones Psychology, Sterling.
- What Would You Do? — The Walking Dead Psychology, Sterling.
- Integral Journeys — Star Wars Psychology, Sterling.
Human futures and cultural transformation
- Psychological Futures: The Antifragile Mindset and the Imperative of Interdependence — Routledge Handbook for Creative Futures.
- Acceleration of the Slow Movement — FutureScapes: The Future of Business, Fast Future Publishing.
- Re-membering Our Souls — Clima Utopyas: One Day in 2050.
Writing for the futures we are creating.
Across nonfiction, fiction, short stories, and contributed chapters, Dana’s writing returns to imagination, care, and the human capacity to shape more life-giving futures.