Children everywhere are still not safe tonight. That’s because a pedophile was allowed to roam the halls of a sacred academic institution, while power and prestige took priority over the plight of the children who were sacrificed to the gods of profit. Kind of reminds me of the ancient god Read more…
Updated Dec. 6, 2011: The new and improved e-book was uploaded recently and is now available here: Amazon, Barnes and Noble and Smashwords (for iPads and in most other formats). The current version available at iTunes is NOT the revised ebook. Please hold off on buying it there until further Read more…
Have you ever gotten someone’s phone number you knew you wouldn’t dream of calling? Maybe someone you would love to call, but didn’t dare? When I was in college in 2000, I supported myself and two of my children by working as a computer tech, providing customers with telephone support. Read more…
Part Two I know—it’s been nine days since I promised to finish this blog. My apologies, as I really didn’t mean for this much time to elapse. Working to promote my book, my health issues and, my favorite pastime—volunteer work of my own—have taken priority. And now I’m behind on Read more…
Part One Something’s been troubling me for the past week. As a journalist writing on assignment for a newspaper, magazine, or online journal, I would have spoken up a week ago. As a blogger, I would have done the same. But journalism ethics being what they are, I didn’t feel Read more…
Yesterday, as my feet sunk in marshy mud and found myself tramping through briar brambles taller than I am, looking for Aliayah Lunsford, I realized it was only the third time I’ve searched for a person who was truly missing. The first time was in 1986 or 87, when my Read more…
Let’s really kick off “Banned Books Week” Three days ago when Livermore High School librarian Stephanie Bogetti learned that I had spoken to students at Granada High School earlier this week, and my book, Sister of Silence, was shelved there, she immediately asked me to come speak at LHS before Read more…
Saturday: I missed my flight after throwing everything into a suitcase at the last minute, running out the door and finding I-79 traffic at a standstill for a 20-mile stretch. I tried to detour around said snarl, only to meet the gods of roadway havoc. Thank you, pizza delivery driver Read more…
One of the lightest memories to linger from my daughter’s 9-10-11 wedding involves a special guest, who did not receive an official invitation to the informal, country hitchin’—but who chose to attend, nonetheless. Insisted upon it, if you will, in a rather dramatic fashion. The wedding reception featured a veritable Read more…
The bride rode in on a tractor. She wasn’t chauffeured; she drove it herself. I think that takes the cake, as far as weddings go. And it may even be a first. All I know is, it was quite an entrance. “Gabby” does everything her way, and does a little Read more…