Book Review: A Double Life
“Humiliation” is a succinct explanation for the criminal behavior of wealthy, privileged, powerful, abusive men. They learn early how to humiliate and discredit people with impunity, and it makes them […]
Author Archives: Anne Caroline Drake
Book Review: Betty Ford
Betty Ford had the soul of a dancer. Her refreshing and courageous candor broke down the walls of silence surrounding breast cancer and addiction. She tirelessly championed the Equal Rights […]
Code Words: “Thoughts and Prayers”
I don’t want prayers. I don’t want thoughts. I want gun control. – Susan Orfanos When I heard this grief-stricken plea from the mother of Telemachus Orfanos on the news […]
Narcissism in a Nutshell
I have struggled for decades to more timely identify narcissistic behavior in a relationship. This morning I had an epiphany: Narcissists are incapable of love. They crave it. They want […]
Poetry: VAMPIRE IN DUDE’S CLOTHING
We often think of #MeToo as a movement for female survivors of sexual assault. This defiant and courageous #MeToo poem by the brilliant poet Robert Chancey shines a bright spotlight […]
Poetry: BREATH OF A SALESMAN
BREATH OF A SALESMAN by Robert Chancey PART I Stop popping mints And Viagra Do not call me Sweetheart Or honey You have pestered me For too long Your need […]
The Myth of False Allegations
Over the weekend, I had an epiphany about the myth of false allegations of sexual assault and violence against women. It springs from an encounter I had with a sportscaster […]
Book Review: The Keeper of Lost Things
The Keeper of Lost Things is the most engaging book that I’ve read in a very long time. It is the debut novel for British writer Ruth Hogan. The characters […]
Sen. Heidi Heitkamp: Profile in Courage
Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) is on Sen. Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) and the NRA’s hit lists. They want her gone. North Dakota is a red state, and it would have politically […]
Dr. Christine Ford: Profile in Courage
Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony resonated with #MeToo survivors and empowered us. She is a true profile in courage. She taught us all why victims never forget and perpetrators fail […]
