1 February 201, we are reading “Broken” by Angela B. Chrysler. View the interview hosted by AVBC regarding Broken. Here is the Walking Dead Review.
Reflections… Two
There was never any resolution. His coat. His coat. “Why don’t you ever take it off? You always wear your shoes and coat?” “Because I have to be ready to run.” Dad and Shaun would fight. I could hear their screams down the hall. And then the screen door would slam and the fighting would […]
Cards Against Humanity and children
Cards Against Humanity and… children? I did something last night I thought I would never do. I sat down with my 11 and 12 year old and played an uncensored game of Cards Against Humanity. Yep! Like you, I might be appalled too, but there was a reason for my madness. In hindsight, not only […]
Cards Against Humanity
Warning: This article may offend you. Cards Against Humanity? I love the game. I have played it dozens of times now over the last two years and now it is asked at every family gathering, “Did you bring Cards against Humanity?” A resounding “Awe” follows if the answer is “no.” I just read an article […]
Taking back the power
I need to talk and I think I finally have it in me to talk. There’s a lot so… Everything snowballed these last few weeks and it all just kind of hit the bottom this week. I have BPD, PTSD, Bipolar, am in weekly therapy sessions with CBT and DBT along with two meds. I’ve […]
Almost Peace
Accept my vulnerabilities. I permit a slight chuckle. I don’t even know what they are. My mind feels frail. As if my mental armor has been thinned from therapy. I have less control over my reactions. I feel raw and naked. “Who am I?” This all started with those words, didn’t it? “What do you […]
One More Day…
I want to say, “Please let me be. Please let me go. I love my husband too much to risk losing him or hurting him ever again. And talking to you, connecting with you would do just that. There’s too much I don’t know about right now. Too much that just… I’m too messed up […]
Something Different: Broken
Why “Broken” is unlike anything you will ever read There are reviews… and then there is this. If ever an author could thank a reader… Broken is unlike anything you will ever read and this reader takes the time to eloquently tell you why. ** spoiler alert ** I received this book from Goodreads First […]
Dreaming in Emotion
I’m dreaming in emotion. I’ve never experienced anything like this. As early as five, I remember… I was five. I was five when I dreampt that. My step-brother had crawled into an oven. The oven didn’t hurt him, but he melted the face of my doll. I’ve been terrified of dolls since. Seeing its face […]
Social Concepts
Today on AVBC, Aurelia interviewed Charlene Jones, author of The Stain. Ms. Jones touched on a plethora of topics that hit home with me on many levels. When the interview ended, my head was swimming with thoughts. I recorded these four videos in reply.