Swannee Rivers Author Page

Swannee Rivers Author Page Swannee Rivers is an Author, Teacher, Business Owner, Mother, Wife, Community Showcase Developer... Swannee Rivers is an author, mother, wife. (2022.)

teacher, community showcase developer, motivational speaker. Her works include: Healthcare Under Duress-An Inside Look at the University of Washington Billing Scandal (2003,) Hidden Treasures: Small Businesses Doing Great Things in the Pacific Northwest (2007,) Cancer Journal for the Survivor in You (2003 edition I,) Cancer Journal for the Survivor in You II (2009.) Parents Don’t Know Everythin

g-A Teen Freedom of Expression Journal (2003.) ) Healthcare Under Duress is recognized internationally for its symbolic stance against fraud in the healthcare industry, and continues to be used to train management at local insurance institutions and community colleges in the Pacific Northwest. Swannee Rivers has been a contributing feature writer in The Renton Reporter, Seattle Times, Northwest Baby & Child, Campfire Girls National Campaign, as well as the Chicken Soup for the Soul Series where she also was actively involved in the selection of incoming story contributions for years. Her work has been featured on several online publications including Soap Opera Central, and Consumer Review.com. In 2008 she was a contributor for question development with New Play Media in their creation of an online Soap Opera Trivia Game. The documentary The Last Swing (2017 showcased,) the participation of this author and she can be seen in a 2019 episode of the Oxygen channel’s television series Criminal Confessions. Her children's literary works include: Fuzzy Ears and the Grocery Store Adventure (2020.) Zack the Yak's Mountaintop Adventure (2022,) and There's A Purple Jelly Monster In My Tummy! Swannee Rivers is a graduate of the University of Washington and lives in Renton, WA.

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04/28/2026

ARTICLE RELEASE!!

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04/28/2026
04/28/2026

Sometimes when you take a writer's pause, you just appreciate the city.

04/28/2026

And it feels so good...

04/28/2026

ARTICLE RELEASE HAPPENING TOMORROW!

04/27/2026

No matter how you feel, get up, dress up, show up, and never give up.

– Regina Brett

04/27/2026

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As the weekend winds down, I keep noticing how deeply we’ve conditioned ourselves to believe we must always be moving, p...
04/27/2026

As the weekend winds down, I keep noticing how deeply we’ve conditioned ourselves to believe we must always be moving, producing, or proving something. Even as writers—people who rely on observation, imagination, and the quiet corners of the mind—we still fall into that trap of constant motion. But there’s nothing wrong with letting the mind and body slow to the same gentle pace as a Sunday evening. In fact, that pause is where half our creativity hides. When we stop rushing, we start seeing again: the way the light softens across the room, the small details we usually sprint past, the quiet reminders that life is happening even when we’re not “doing.”

Allowing ourselves to settle gives us a chance to appreciate what surrounds us and to look at life through a new set of lenses—ones that invite clarity, gratitude, and inspiration. Sometimes the soft, lingering moments are the ones that refill the well we write from.

04/26/2026

Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin.

– Mother Teresa

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Who is Swannee Rivers?

Swannee Rivers is an author, mother, wife. teacher, business owner, community showcase developer, motivational speaker. Her works include: Healthcare Under Duress-An Inside Look at the University of Washington Billing Scandal (2003,) Hidden Treasures: Small Businesses Doing Great Things in the Pacific Northwest (2007,) Cancer Journal for the Survivor in You (2003 edition I,) Parents Don’t Know Everything-A Teen Freedom of Expression Journal (2003,) and the newly released Cancer Journal for the Survivor in You II (2009.) Healthcare Under Duress is recognized internationally for its symbolic stance against fraud in the healthcare industry, and continues to be used to train management at local insurance institutions and community colleges in the Pacific Northwest. Swannee Rivers has been a contributing feature writer in The Renton Reporter, Seattle Times, Northwest Baby & Child, Campfire Girls National Campaign, as well as the Chicken Soup for the Soul Series where she also was actively involved in the selection of incoming story contributions for years. Her work has been featured on several online publications including Soap Opera Central, and Consumer Review.com. In 2008 she was a contributor for question development with New Play Media in their creation of an online Soap Opera Trivia Game. The documentary The Last Swing (2017 showcased,) the participation of this author and she can currently be seen on a 2019 episode of the Oxygen channel’s television series Criminal Confessions recounting her experience with the late Kathy Chou.

Fuzzy Ears and the Grocery Store Adventure (2020) marks the release of her first children's literary work.

Swannee Rivers is a graduate of the University of Washington and lives in Renton, WA.