Every Child, Woman, And Man

To Share Our Stories Is Not Only A Worthwhile Endeavor For The Storyteller, But For Those Who Hear Our Stories And Feel Less Alone Because Of It.

In The Event Of An Oxygen Shortage On Airplanes, Mothers Of Young Children Are Always Reminded To Put On Their Own Oxygen Mask First, To Better Assist The Children With Theirs. The Same Tactic Is Necessary On Terra Firma. There's No Way Of Sustaining Our Children If We Don't First Rescue Ourselves. I Don't Call That Selfish Behavior. I Call It Love.

At Home In The World Is The Story Of A Young Woman, Raised In Some Difficult Circumstances, And How She Survives. It Tells A Story Of Redemption, Not Victimhood.

If I Told You About All The Stories I Don't Tell, I Would Be Violating The Very Boundaries I Set For Myself.

It Troubles Me That People Speak About Writing For Money As Ugly And Distasteful.