Me, Too: The Day my Parents Killed the Pedophile
With the #metoo campaign to shed a light on sexual harassment and sexual attack, a lot of survivors are telling their stories. I know it grieves my elderly mom that I talk about it and…
The Opportunity of Parenthood
Photo credit by Jon Kneller; creative commons license It’s said that, if you have children, you get to see the world through their eyes. But it’s not so much a different perspective as a huge…
5 "Effing Brilliant" People Who Spout Gems
About a decade ago, my friend Vicki Hinze had a literary agent, Helen Breitweiser, who was a blast to be around. Helen was young, hip, intelligent–and had a mouth on her. That was part of…
Communications I’ve Withheld
Photo by Krisztina Tordai Several years ago, author Teresa Hill (Sally Tyler Hayes) challenged a group of authors, including me, to write about a specific topic, which I decided to include in my healing…