Greetings, readers. I’m thrilled to introduce you to my cousin, artist Judith Brandon, and announce the release of her beautiful children’s book, Spudz and Bugz. As Judy tells us, “It’s a tale about overcoming your fears and how important it is to believe in yourself.” Judy’s mother, the humorist and … [Read more…]
Greetings, readers. As we near the end of 2023, the seventh year of Undertow’s journey into the world, I’m pleased to honor one of the people who endorsed my memoir, Undertow. This post is the behind-the-scenes story of how a former founder of The Religious Right, Frank Schaeffer, graciously read … [Read more…]
Greetings, readers. Today I want to honor Barry Lopez (1945 – Christmas Day, 2020), one of America’s finest thinkers and writers. I so admire and love his honesty and especially love and recommend his book Resistance (Vintage Books, 2004). It’s a slim little volume of nine fictional stories about individuals … [Read more…]
Greetings, readers. Today, we’re time-traveling to a 1960’s sixth grade rebellion. Long ago, this story was included in an early draft of Undertow, but got cut because it was a detour from the flow of the main story. So, now it’s landed in my blog-post series, “The Kitchen Sink.” That … [Read more…]
Greetings, subscribers. Today, November 18th, is International Cult Awareness Day. In a previous post, I let you know about this, but today’s the day. I wanted to honor it today. One way: at the end of this post, I list helpful resources for cult survivors and their families. The image … [Read more…]