Raped, silenced and shamed: I’m done keeping the secret.
Trigger Warning: this was hard to write, and it’s likely hard to read. I’m compelled to apologize, but truth is,
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Erie reminded me every day is Giving Day
Wrote most of this on my phone two weeks ago, just to process the emotion of the day. I didn’t
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Helping is Healing Lead to: I Am Veteran Enough
Helping is healing. If you know me, you know how much I appreciate (adore, love, value) Team Rubicon. There are
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Smokie and the Swingers
“Well your schedule is troubling; it doesn’t leave much time for us.” Wait, what? I met with two separate potential
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Finn and the (possibly biased) Beta readers
I sent my picture book out to a bunch of beta readers today. Amidst glowing reviews, superfluous (it makes me
Read moreMoving day, unopened boxes and stuff
Habitat for Humanity was here loading steadily for a solid hour this morning and I need a nap. That was
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I get really, really excited about carving pumpkins…
Awkward moment at the farmer’s market today when I called my friend Jess to find if there was a, how do
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Soup can and perspective
TL;DR? Money doesn’t belong in a soup can in the center console. I’ve been volunteering in Myrtle Beach, SC for
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August 4, 2004 and the after…
Sat down to write something about my friend Elia Fontecchio and I couldn’t. It’s the 12th anniversary of his death
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Old avocados: an ode (of sorts) to Twitter
“I would rescue her from old avocados.” A Tweet from a stranger in reference to a person I know but
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