Until now, I have hesitated to give any of my blog post space to writing about the hideous death cult known as ISIS. Why now discuss it? Several things. First: Around this time of year in 1973 I lived in Pasadena, California, not far from San Bernardino where terror and murder … [Read more…]
How is a hospital emergency room a metaphor for anything positive? Emergency rooms The rush to an emergency room: swift action, diagnosis, remedy, cures. Fragility is in the air like a china cup breakable if held too tight. Walk quietly, speak gently. An emotional emergency room—invisible until someone winces, cringes, shouts in … [Read more…]
What does needlepoint have to do with memoir? I can tell you. My memoir (personal story) called Undertow is a manuscript, not a published book … YET. Currently a few reviewers (author friends) are reading it. You might know it by its long name, Undertow: Seventeen Years in a Fundamentalist Cult. The other … [Read more…]
About 35,000 former followers of The Way International, the fundamentalist cult to which I committed myself for 17 years (1970 – 1987), are spread over the world. This post is dedicated to them. I am reminding them of The Way’s downsides and asking them to come up with ideas on how … [Read more…]
In Turkey 2011, my husband, Hoyt, and I stopped in the town of Kas, a charming fishing village on the Mediterranean Sea. Yes, I know I’m spoiled. Writing in Kas, Turkey Kas was an idyllic spot to land in, muse, rest, and write. Seafood was yumeeee. We were on the … [Read more…]