Archive for August 2020
More Than Their Crimes – The Hedgehog Review
My appointment reminded me of my days on Match.com. I was driving to meet a man for coffee, a man I’d only spoken with briefly before on the phone…. Read More Than Their Crimes: One Act Should Never Define a Person’s Life at The Hedgehog Review.
Read MoreInterview with Corinne Harmon
Corinne Harmon is one amazing and inspiring woman! Super accomplished in the field of education, she has led with integrity and the aim of change. And what a leader she is! Enduring death threats to herself and her family as the superintendent of the Special School District in St. Louis, Missouri, Corinne would not back down…
Read MoreTrauma as Inheritance – The Rumpus
Sometimes I think of footprints. The imprints of dinosaurs. Tyrannosaurus Rex, huge steps that once sent tremors through the earth, now sit silent, petrified. I think of footprints at a murder scene. Work boots, their impressions left in mud, betraying the identity of a killer. Read my review of Adam P. Frankel’s The Survivors on…
Read MoreRace and Responsibility: When You Hear Evil or See Evil, Speak Out Against It
Hate. Anger. Violence. I don’t know about you, but when I hear, see, smell any of these, my fear index flies off the charts. Whether it be physical, verbal, or emotional—hate, anger, and violence trigger me–deeply. That’s when the fight or flight reflex kicks in. I most often choose flight. Or I freeze and shut…
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