by lameredith | | Child Abduction, Classic Posts
Love is a force to be reckoned with. This week, I was mesmerized with the story of the mother who went to Egypt, currently one of the most treacherous places for Americans to travel, donned a burqa, and rescued her kidnapped son. Image from FoxNews.com Pennsylvanian...
by lameredith | | Child Abduction, Classic Posts
This week, I found a gem. Photo from Take Root’s site of survivor’s holding their own posters. I’d been reading an article published by the U.S. Department of Justice that linked to Take Root. Take Root.org (1-800-ROOT-ORG) is a non-profit designed...
by lameredith | | Child Abduction, Classic Posts
This week, I’m prepping to attend the Wild Mountains Memoir Writer’s Conference in Washington state, where Cheryl Strayed and other amazing staff members will (hopefully) help me improve my craft. Given that, I was sure I might skip posting something for...
by lameredith | | Child Abduction, Classic Posts
Liz’s Top Three– Local Women Fight to End Domestic Violence When 20 year-old Shannon Shockey was murdered by her former boyfriend 15 years ago, her aunts agreed never to let her memory fade. They’ve created a website–...
by lameredith | Sep 9, 2012 | Child Abduction, Domestic Violence, My Writing, Uncategorized
Have you ever gone to a conference or workshop that left you feeling invigorated, even in the face of apparent hopelessness? At the Alaska Writer’s Guild’s 2012 conference...
by lameredith | | Child Abduction, Classic Posts
I just finished reading Wild by Cheryl Strayed, a gorgeous memoir about a woman in her twenties whose life falls apart after her beloved mother dies. Strayed can’t seem to pull it back together until she decides to hike more than 1,000 miles on the Pacific Crest...