Buried Memories Don’t Die

Few traumas are buried as deep as sexual assault. The extreme personal nature and feeling of powerlessness creates intense memories. While writing my memoir, I had my psychologist on speed dial to talk through the worst of the post-traumatic stress events. We may be a...

Dog Bite

It was a perfect summer day to play in the park in small town Nebraska. We pumped ourselves high on the swings under shady green trees. We lay down on the merry-go-round getting dizzy under blue skies. Just two twelve-year-old’s enjoying life without a care, a bit of...

Why Now?

Did you stumble upon my book cover, found it interesting enough to flip over to read the back cover, and were even curious to find my author photo and see the woman who would talk about her experience with incest? Were you surprised to see a gray-haired lady,...