I’ll get right to it on this one. About 10 weeks after my boyfriend moved away, made me agree to long distance and set December 2009 as time to discuss engagement, he flew up to see me and said he…

Hello and welcome to my site. I noticed a spike in viewers the past few days and want to make sure you see some links that are particularly important – in my view, anyways – if you are a victim of…

Well, I have some good news. Or at least, interesting news. I will soon have an opportunity to reach women (and men) who travel. I was approached by producers for a new Travel Channel show about “vacations gone bad.” The…

After an early morning walk to see the sun rise over the nearby marsh, I am feeling a bit profound. I’ve been mulling over last night’s panel discussion with Arkansas Tech U students. The campus instituted the Red Flag Campaign…

(The above beauty marked an important milestone for me: a return to solo travel..and some stellar photography with my Blackberry, no?) A conversation I had recently with some colleagues spurred me on to tonight’s post. And actually, this one is in…

The above photo captures all the joy, sadness, hope, rebirth, commitment and humor of the past 10 years of my life. The fact that Fred is strangely naked in his midsection is still a mystery, but he holds his head high, and that’s all that…

And by “tomorrow evening” I meant “next week.” I know you forgive me, that’s why you are special to me…this post is really about the very not-courageous part of my experience. The part where any superhuman qualities you falsely (but…

That’s right. I am working on a post for tomorrow evening. I want to take my time and be thoughtful, and a good part of my brain is consumed by March Madness and the state of my bracket. Not to…

As part of my visit to the Clinton School, I was interviewed for their weekly segment on the local NPR station. I was glad for this second chance to gather my thoughts as the Q+A definitely had my brain running…

Editor’s Note:  This post reflects where I was at in my learning and understanding of sexual violence at the time I wrote it. So, I leave it as is. But in the years since, I have learned and I know…