In this coming-of-age memoir, set in Chicago’s western suburbs between the 1960s and ’80s, adopted twins Julie and Jenny provide their parents with an instant family. Their sisterly bond holds tight as the two strive for identity, individuality, and belonging. But as Julie’s parents continue adding children to the family, some painful and tragic experiences […]
Free: The Followers: “Holy Hell” and the Disciples of Narcissistic Leaders: How My Years in a Notorious Cult Parallel Today’s Cultural Mania
January 14, 2022 By
Winner of the 2021 PenCraft Book Award, 1st Place, Non Fiction – Autobiography Radhia’s personal story and comprehensive knowledge along with her authentic, and unfiltered humorous style presents a compelling portrayal of both the political and cultural dynamics of group-think and mind control. After twenty-five years of her adult life in a cult, under the […]
My Life My Story My Journey & A Tall Tale
March 6, 2021 By
Winner of the Canada Book Award Literary Titian’s – Silver Book Award Dark night of the Soul, Spirituality, Ascension. These were all new concepts to K.R. A whole new world had opened up to him. Willing to explore this new world, KR embraced the future with an open mind. And then there was Theresa the catalyst […]
14 days in May: A Farewell to My Father, a Man who Should Have Died Sixty Years Ago. A True Story.
August 8, 2020 By
On May 1st 2011, I traveled from Ecuador to my native country to say goodbye to my dying father. Two intensive weeks followed, where death was constantly looking around the corner, while life was still the focus – his life. About sixty years earlier, my father survived a serious accident. He was hit by a […]
Like an Egg in a Bowl of Cherries
July 20, 2020 By
Like an Egg in a Bowl of Cherries is partly a travel memoir, and partly an illustration of the transformative power that culturally immersive experiences can have on expanding cultural humility and facilitating healthy identity development. Drawing from hand-written journal entries and emails sent home while living and working for a year in Dalian, China […]
The Traveler of Truth (Sojourner Truth) America’s First Superhero
March 4, 2020 By
A slave woman escapes with her infant daughter in the dead of winter then returns to the town she had escaped from to legally outwit her former master, winning freedom for her abused son. She then went on to fight for women’s rights and laid the groundwork for allowing women to vote. All the while, […]
Out of the Cage
February 6, 2015 By
Many people’s minds live in cages. People are limited to what they will accept and are stuck in their way of thinking. Seeing what I’ve seen and overcoming all that I’ve overcome has allowed me to be more open minded and look at life from different angles. To be “Out of the Cage” means to […]
