Book Review: A Summer Hideaway
Here’s the question that haunted me while writing [The Summer Hideaway] –If you’re under witness protection, how do you keep from getting attached? – Susan Wiggs Tears. You learn to […]
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Cara Brookins’ House Built a Family
A challenging quest is a phenomenal way to transform from barely surviving to thriving and finding joy. If you are lucky, write well, and know how to promote yourself, you […]
Book Review: The Ideal Man
My nightmare began 25 years ago today. The judge, who had previously held a loaded gun to my head and said with conviction that he could kill me and “get […]
DV + Guns = 5x More Likely to End Up Dead
Women are five times more likely to be murdered when guns are in the home. – Dan Satterberg, King County, WA Prosecutor Do you want to be a survivor or […]
Gun Control: Why Are We Waiting for the Government?
We quit smoking. The government didn’t ban cigarettes after it was discovered smoking was killing us. Yes, the tobacco lobby pitched a fit. Yes, smokers were offended and bitched about […]
Thank You, HP: It’s a Wonderful Life
It’s a Wonderful Life is an iconic, classic Christmas movie of a hero’s journey to achieve victory over evil. If you are a survivor of intimate terrorism (child abuse, molestation, […]
Radical Idea for Protective Mothers
Several protective mothers have asked for my help this week. Due to my poor health and limited resources, I am not able to assist individuals. However, I have a radical […]
SCOTUS Opinion: No Guns for DV Perps!
Firearms and domestic strife are a potentially deadly combination nationwide. – Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, U.S. v. Hayes, 555 U.S. 415, 427 (2009)* Justice Sonia Sotomayor and her female colleagues […]
Holy Crap! WA State Passed a Law to Seize Guns from DV Perps!
The NRA didn’t oppose a bill in Washington State that calls for the seizure of guns from domestic violence perpetrators when restraining orders are issued. It passed both houses by […]
Book Review: David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell
How do we beat the odds? Strategic brilliance. Accurate assessment of our opponent’s weakness and our own strengths. Move the game to a playing field where we can win. Surround […]
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