It felt like walking through a dream. I had walked around the station in my dreams before and in waking life during school drills, as nearly everyone else did. I did not think it would ever be more than a quirky exercise the adults had us perform. Throughout history, many cultures have had a ritualistic…
Here we are Here we are Shasha Boo Shasha Boo Here I am Here with you Shasha Boo Shasha Boo We have warmth And we have light Shasha Boo Shasha Boo Take my hand And hold it tight Shasha Boo Shasha Boo Close your eyes Or look at mine Shasha Boo Shasha Boo Slow, deep,…
The world had come to an end. It came without warning. Trouble had made its threats every so often, but with the regularity of the stars, had gone quietly without incident. Many of us had assumed that once the latest threats had passed the horizon, we were free to move about safely for a while.…
I’ve been struggling for the best way to present this message to my family. I love them sincerely and don’t want to hurt them. At the same time, I don’t want to continue to strain our relationship by not recognizing the need for some healthy boundaries now that there’s a new little person I am…
While on my hiatus of self-discovery and weight gain, I went and got myself pregnant. While the experience has certainly been a new one, it has been kind of weird finding my way back to the land of reality. I am definitely not there yet. As the late comedian, Mitch Hedburg, suggested, if you’re lost…
This will likely be a rambling post. It’s been gnawing on my brain for the past several months and is proving to be very stubborn. For years, I’ve been searching for some advice, some morsel of insight, anything a person could offer about living with PTSD. There are so many articles and yet they all…
Lately, I’ve fallen behind in my book reviews and such (sorry sorry sorry!) due to my contracts picking up. Some of my family members have expressed an interest in reading some of the books in my queue and offering their opinions, so why the heck not?! There’s a big family trip coming up (that I’m…
I’m approaching the anniversary of my suicide. It’s something I think about frequently given the numerous physical reminders still with me. That day, I was totally unresponsive for a while. I was close to dead. Maybe I was “dead” briefly, but it’s not a detail I’ve endeavored to learn about that day. I’m only now…
These interview topics were developed from Faris’s own biography to get at some of the interesting stories that might not be shared otherwise. Faris was asked to share stories about herself as they relate to the topics below. You can follow her by clicking here. Please share a story about yourself as it relates to…
30 Days of No Gossip by Stephanie Faris comes out tomorrow, which means it’s giveaway time! Stephanie Faris is offering a free signed copy of her new book, 30 Days of No Gossip. A winner will be chosen at random on the 24th, so hurry up and enter for a chance to win a copy…
These interview topics were developed from Pinkerton’s own biography to get at some of the interesting stories that might not be shared otherwise. Pinkerton was asked to share stories about himself as they relate to the topics below. You can follow him by clicking here. Please share a story about yourself as it relates to…
Author: F.W. Pinkerton Story in a Nutshell: Annie is an orphan in the Bronx who lives in a slum with people who’ve essentially reached the end of the line in life (which is curiously where Annie is starting hers). She dreams of things any girl would want, but Annie is in such a hopeless situation…
Author: Amanda M. Lyons Story in a Nutshell: This is a novelette that you can take as a teaser for Lyons’s horror compilation yet to be released. It is in the vein of traditional ghost story wrapped up in a more modern character-focused storytelling style. The story is about Wendy, the deceased wife of main…
These interview topics were developed from Percy’s own biography to get at some of the interesting stories that might not be shared otherwise. Percy was asked to share stories about himself as they relate to the topics below. You can follow him by clicking here or looking at his Facebook page here. Please share a story…
I am working through some messages and emails that I’ve been accumulating over the past few days and just as a note – it is far too soon to celebrate; I am still alive. I have been feeling incredibly sick though I think some of it is at least mostly my fault. I almost managed…
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