The Monster’s Daughter Review
The Monster’s Daughter is the brilliant tale of a vampire’s daughter and it can be appreciated on many levels. For those fans of the Vamp-genre, this novel contains some of the most chilling...
View ArticleA Family’s Reckoning Day
Little El sits really still and doesn’t move. He hunts her. They are coming. If I were there with her now, with the rest of her family hovering over her and screaming at her, maybe I would finally...
View ArticleUnmarked Gay Graves: Persecution and Death by Hatred
I looked up when I heard the angry tone. I searched the faces in the crowded classroom. Who was she talking to? Why are they staring at me? The more she said, the more they stared at me. Like a...
View ArticlePSU and Getting in Touch with my own Anger
I’ve followed the Jerry Sandusky case with a bit of self-protective distance until yesterday. Revelation after revelation exposed both horrific child abuse and an even worse phenomenon: a Code of...
View ArticlePenn State University: Lessons Learned
Today I’d like to introduce Dawn Sticklen, from Since You Asked…. Dawn lives in Joplin, Missouri and she writes about family life both in her local community and around the globe. Her blog offers ideas...
View ArticleHelping Break the Code of Silence, One Tiny Brick at a Time
I have written about the Code of Silence as it relates to PSU, and in Tuesday’s guest post, my friend and fellow blogger, Dawn Sticklen, has written about how it has affected her community. What I...
View ArticleBaby Steps: Thirty Seconds of Chocolate
After I look out the bedroom window for her black Lexus, I run downstairs and pull all of the blinds shut. She can’t see in. But she can still get in through the garage. The combination is my...
View ArticleGuest Post: With God’s Love I’ll Be Okay
Most mornings start like this morning: I wake from dreams where I’m stuck in the past. In these dreams, I’m trying to run, talk, plead or beg my way out of a remembered time or place, real or symbolic,...
View ArticleThe Mendacity of a Zero Tolerance Bullying Policy
Here is what’s going down in my daughter’s life . . . to protect the privacy of all participants, I’m using initials instead of names, and in some cases have switched initials up. Dear School Board...
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