Artist’s Date: Cape Flattery & Strait of San Juan de Fuca
Tatoosh Island in Cape Flattery is off the northwest tip of the continental United States. When life hands me lemons and I have a horrendous PTSD episode, I find it […]
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Artist’s Date: Edmonds, WA at Extreme Low Tide
Edmonds Ferry This is the iconic tourist photo of the Edmonds ferry. The fish, of course, are salmon. Their fins are forks. As you probably know, tides rise and […]
Oprah’s Issues with Food Are Rooted in Her Grandmother’s Whippings
I’ve been watching Oprah since day one ~ way back when she replaced Rob Weller as the host of A.M. Chicago ~ way before there was an international Oprah […]
Book Review: SOLDIER’S HEART: Close-up Today with PTSD in Vietnam Veterans by William Schroder and Ronald Dawe
“Soldier’s Heart” was coined after the Civil War to describe what is now diagnosed as post traumatic stress disorder or PTSD. The authors of Soldier’s Heart are Vietnam veterans who […]
The Keys to Feminine Power: Awakening the 3 Power Bases of the New Co-Creative Feminine FREE Teleconference 7/21/10
Hello Dearhearts, The power of women is so amazing. I am continually inspired, challenged and awakened by women. When I created my book, Succulent Wild Woman, I wrote these words: […]
Celebrating 50,000 Visitors with New Look & Expanded Features
When I started this website, I never dreamed that 50,000 folks would visit! Wow! I’m humbled ~ especially since the shizza in my life this past year has presented some fierce […]
Silent No More! Survivors’ Declaration of Independence from Domestic Tyranny
The Declaration of Independence was written on my family’s paper 234 years ago. It said all men are created equal. Abigail Adams infamously asked her husband John about the […]
We Aren’t Expendable Pawns: Sometimes We Have to Tap into Our Inner Bitch with a Bad Attitude
I suck at chess. I’m not a fan of Machiavelli either. He’s the dude narcissistic assholes look to for guidance on how to be an even bigger jerk. I […]
Blowing the Whistle on Callous Indifference
Last night’s dinner was popcorn. This is the photo of this morning’s breakfast. Those of you who know me well will wonder what’s the big deal. I frequently skip breakfast. […]
Stay-cation: Welcome home, Ziggy!
Mozart was lonely without his buddy Angel 2. Me too. I instantly fell in love with this little guy. He’s incredibly shy, and he’s all heart. He’s not happy that […]
Anne Caroline Drake 