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October 8, 2020

I’m Published in Fathom Magazine!

I’m honored and excited to report that I’ve had an article published in Fathom Magazine. It’s a wonderful digital Christian magazine. The theme of this issue is Language and I wrote a little piece about the dangers of passive voice. You can check it out...

Categories Writing Comments: 8
June 10, 2020

#MeToo and the Blame Game

A couple of months ago, a woman who is a member of the Sexual Assault Survivors Facebook group asked if she could contact me via FB Messenger. She needed someone to talk to and didn’t trust anyone else in the group or anyone in her...

Categories Poetry Comments: 19
June 6, 2020

My New Poetry Journal

I created this new guided poetry journal, titled Harness the Power of Your #MeToo Story, as a tool to help women (and men) overcome the shame and fear that often follow sexual assault. As long as your story is a secret, it has the power...

Categories Memoir/Poetry Comments: 0
August 4, 2019

The Power of My Wound

Healing doesn’t happen all at once. Sexual trauma runs too deep, is much too complex for simple remedies. We have no Star Trek sickbay or magic tricorder to bind up the wounds, erase the battle scars. And would we want to if we could? Would...

Categories Poetry Comments: 7
April 4, 2019

The Sun Was Shining

I lost my virginity One cold October morn Truth be told, it was stolen The sun was shining I lost my innocence Control became an illusion Thoughts descended into confusion The wind was blowing I lost my voice Unable to tell a soul A hidden...

Categories Poetry Comments: 19
October 16, 2017

Unashamedly “Me, Too”

In essence, I’ve been saying “me, too” for many years as I share my story in poetry and prose. But it took a celebrity Tweet to make it go viral. One of my Facebook friends posted: “#metoo. (God I hate that I have to post...

Categories Miscellaneous Comments: 4