Ideosyncratic coping strategies

How to Escape Adverse Circumstances / Cómo escapar circunstancias adversas

Advocacy, Child Abuse, Coping Skills, Immigration, Politics, Relocation

Pack light. Both physical and emotional baggage slows the pace. Have a plan of action, A clear idea of where to put the next step: The name of a city,…

My Writing Process

Coping Skills, Dark Days, Mental Illness, Relocation, Uncategorized, Writing Process

In 2004, I volunteer-taught an ESL class with the Ponca City Area Literacy Council in North Central Oklahoma. After each class, I went to a nearby diner on the corner…

Review: Pieces of Me, by Lizbeth Meredith

Advocacy, Child Abuse, Coping Skills, Dark Days, Mental Illness, Relocation

Pieces of Me: Rescuing My Kidnapped Daughters, by Lizbeth Meredith. She Writes Press. Berkeley. 2016 Reading Pieces of Me, by Lizbeth Meredith, the Alaskan writer and domestic abuse advocate, is…