back home.
starting again.

i’m dana rae kowalski. forty-four. starting over in black falls, wisconsin. dad’s getting ready to retire, and i’m beginning to find my feet at kowalski auto & machine. there’s plenty for both of us to figure out.

sixteen years in naperville. a divorce this autumn. the apartment above the shop is my new home base. a stubborn chevelle and boxes of records are coming into the next chapter with me.

the character. the story ahead.

Dana Rae Kowalski is a fictional AI character, actress, and influencer. Her opening story begins in autumn 2026, with a fresh start at 44. A microdrama is planned, but no episodes have been released. This website introduces her world through photographs and journal entries.

Black Falls and Blackpine Lake are fictional. Her home base is the apartment above the family shop. Her grandpa’s cabin on Blackpine Lake is another part of the family’s world.