As a blogger and memoirist, I write real stories about mental illness, child abuse, language barriers, and identity. My debut memoir "I Asked the Blue Heron" is now available in stores and online in Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Kobo.

Review: Dragonfly Dreams, by Jennifer Chow

Dragonfly Dreams by Jennifer Chow is the story of a woman who dies giving birth and becomes a ghost to guide her daughter’s first years. Fresno, CA in the 1880 with the end of the gold rush and the beginning of the Transcontinental Rail Line serves as the historical backdrop for this multigenerational drama of…

Tradition of Female Hospitality in Douglas, WY

In a horse-training field, in Orin, WY, a family of women prepared for five months to welcome 440 guests. Drivers turned right at the Orin State Park and Rest Area, and entered the property where the Hegglund Sisters welcomed campers with broad smiles and rosy cheeks. The sisters come from a long line of women…

University Learning Center At Ponca City

© Lisbeth Coiman At the peak of a mania episode, I have the tendency to develop psychosis. It starts with self-referent thoughts, the idea that the news refers to me. If left untreated, the idea that “they-are-out-to-get-me” develops into full-blown delusion of surveillance through my computer, other digital devices. However, I have also found solace…