Thursday, September 10, 2015
Nutshell
For anyone and everyone fighting their own demons-
Alice in Chains: Nutshell
here
We chase misprinted lies
We face the path of time
And yet I fight
And yet I fight
This battle all alone
No one to cry to
No place to call home
My gift of self is raped
My privacy is raked
And yet I find
And yet I find
Repeating in my head
If I can't be my own
I'd feel better dead
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Breaking The Silence
A horrific read.
There are so many things about this story that are terrible and tragic (but all too familiar) - the first of which is the title of the article alluding to some kind of "love story". Jon Koppenhaver's brutal assault tops the list....close behind are those of the neighbors who wouldn't let Christy Mack inside their house as she begged for help (at least they were thoughtful enough to let her hide outside behind a wall while they called the police). And typically, the victim-blaming that follows.
Much respect to Bellator President Scott Coker ("It was very clear to me that there is no space in our league for somebody like that," Coker said).
And total admiration for Christy Mack - for telling her story, purposely allowing herself to be named, and publishing graphic photos and a brutal description of the incident. For some, nothing brings home visceral violence of DV like the images she posted. Total admiration for refusing to be a victim. For joining forces with Break The Silence and turning what happened to her into some good for the cause of domestic violence awareness.
DV and sexual violence can never be tolerated.
You can read the full story here
There are so many things about this story that are terrible and tragic (but all too familiar) - the first of which is the title of the article alluding to some kind of "love story". Jon Koppenhaver's brutal assault tops the list....close behind are those of the neighbors who wouldn't let Christy Mack inside their house as she begged for help (at least they were thoughtful enough to let her hide outside behind a wall while they called the police). And typically, the victim-blaming that follows.
Much respect to Bellator President Scott Coker ("It was very clear to me that there is no space in our league for somebody like that," Coker said).
And total admiration for Christy Mack - for telling her story, purposely allowing herself to be named, and publishing graphic photos and a brutal description of the incident. For some, nothing brings home visceral violence of DV like the images she posted. Total admiration for refusing to be a victim. For joining forces with Break The Silence and turning what happened to her into some good for the cause of domestic violence awareness.
DV and sexual violence can never be tolerated.
You can read the full story here
Friday, March 6, 2015
Support The Trevor Project
So it’s put up or shut up time for me:
Now through the end of April, I will be donating
all money earned from sales of LOST EXIT in both ebook and paperback to The
Trevor Project (The Trevor Project is the leading national organization
providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention to the LGBTQ you people
(ages 13-24) community).
If you already bought a copy of LOST EXIT, please
consider making a donation at http://www.thetrevorproject.org
And if you don’t mind, please share this with as many people as you can.Thanks
You can buy LOST EXIT: HERE
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