We found escape and joy wherever we could: in books, imagination, music, food, arts, nature, and holidays. Read more
A report of child abuse is made every ten seconds in the United States. Read more
I don’t think he planned ahead on separating us from everyone he trusted. He just did it. One person at a time. That is what perpetrators do. Read more
Nature is so big, so grand, so all-encompassing, that Dad seemed puny compared to it. As did my problems. Read more
I have since learned that integrity and morality have little to do with which side of the tracks one was born on. Read more
My world and my sister’s world became one of constant anxiety. Except when Dad was out of the house . . . gone. Read more