Slashing became a part of my life at 21. Shocking behavior, some might think, but not so to me. I'd been two decades in a severely-dysfunctional family and I could only guess at what healthy was. Cu

  If only I had known How tough it would be to be jump-started daily by a vacuum cleaner hose Cracked over my legs And Mom’s shrill tones Yelling, accusing. Frantic, I fall out of bed still shaking a

We are free to be ourselves, no matter how hard it can be. You know the saying...There is only one of you. That's it!   We can aspire, we can learn, we can look to other people and still be us. No nee

I have loved as always being a woman on the verge this month. One of my Twitter friends described me the other day as a writer on the verge, thank you Mark. Loved it, he always makes me smile.   This

Wow, love the new topic. Should prove very interesting. Words, I love them. They don't always come easy. They have so much power. For they can hurt you, cut you deep, very deep, leave scars no-one can

  Housewives, what a misnomer. Women aren't married to their house. The definition of a housewife is, “A married woman whose main occupation is caring for her family, managing household affairs, and

Here's the latest press on my new book Living in the Heartland: Three Extraordinary Women's Stories . The book signing went well. I got to meet Ife's uncle. He was so proud of her he bought two

  My friend Leslie (moondustwriter.com) asked her readers earlier in May to write something in 160 characters. She challenged: "What can you do in 160 characters? A story surely not! I have titl

Thank you for opening up your heart and letting me in to be a part of your healingThank you for listening to my fears, my tears, my pleading for you to get better.Thank you for approaching addiction a