Book Review: The Death of Santini by Pat Conroy
Pat Conroy has written the quintessential classic book about domestic violence, child abuse, and dysfunctional family dynamics: The Death of Santini: The Story of a Father and His Son. It […]
Pat Conroy has written the quintessential classic book about domestic violence, child abuse, and dysfunctional family dynamics: The Death of Santini: The Story of a Father and His Son. It […]
Butterflies are moths with better public relations. – Gaden Robinson, The Baroness The butterfly is the iconic image for survivors of domestic violence. I was drawn as a moth to […]
Every ship’s captain must know when to trim the sails, change course, and jettison excess baggage. It is time for me to take firm control of my destiny and do […]
It’s like he stole my soul. – Anna Quindlen, Black and Blue Yesterday was the 21st anniversary of the awful night of the guns. I was trapped and terrified. […]
For the past two weeks, I have been in PTSD/suicidal hell. I lost count of the number of times I have talked myself out of swallowing a bottle 50 Oxycodone […]
“Stay home!” is the message I wanted to deliver to Ashley Judd when I finished reading her memoir, All That Is Bitter & Sweet, yesterday morning. I wanted her to stay […]
It’s like I’ve got my dream date to the prom and I just want to go moon and sigh a little. But I promise you this. After I take a […]
We all die. Most of us will die from illness and/or old age. Our departures likely won’t make the headlines unless we are famous or die in an act of violence ~ […]
Wishing us all peace on earth and very happy holidays! Since my mother’s passing in October, I have been a white hot mess and in one heck of a funk. […]
Memorial Day has been gradually morphing from a celebration of war to a celebration of loved ones who are no longer with us. Cindy Waitt at the Waitt Foundation is writing a […]