Greetings, subscribers. Here’s a flashback to 1986 when I returned to college in Ohio after having dropped out of East Carolina University in N.C. in 1970 to join a cult. Things have changed since then, but my experience speaks to recent unimaginable challenges to education. Back in 1986, my cult … [Read more…]
Greetings, subscribers! Happy Labor Day weekend. To celebrate the labor of writing, for the month of September, ON SALE for $15.00, you can get my most recent book, From the Porch to the Page: A Guidebook for the Writing Life. For YouTube book launch video and ordering details, see below. … [Read more…]
Greetings, subscribers. I’m a fortunate writer with many wonderful writer friends. Today I want to introduce you to one of them: Nylda Dieppa. She recently published a second edition of her award-winning book, Alborada (Dawn): A Cross-Cultural Memoir in Poetry. What is in Alborada (Dawn)? This is the review I … [Read more…]
Greetings, subscribers. This is the story behind my story, of how and why I wrote my memoir, Undertow: My Escape from the Fundamentalism and Cult Control of The Way International. This post was originally published here on my blog three years ago under the title “Dear Rachel: This is How.” If … [Read more…]
Greetings! Did you know that in 2006 President George Bush designated May as Jewish American Heritage Month? Although I am not Jewish, I have many Jewish friends and acquaintances. I am very grateful for them, as for all my friends. Today, I’m writing this blog post to honor an American … [Read more…]