• As hoped – and loooooong overdue, I am transitioning my site to my current work in the field both with victims advocacy and anti-sexual violence education. The three years I’ve lived in Atlanta, I’ve quietly worked on increasing my knowledge…

  • No easy way to begin, so I’ll jump right in:  One day, months ago, I ceased being able to stomach the blank screen that greeted me whenever I tried to compose a new post here. I could not force it.…

    Use Your Words, Keri
  • This time last Sunday night, I was wrapping up a PowerPoint for U of Pittsburgh female student-athletes. I had been invited to speak to them about sexual violence and decision-making, and I had SO MUCH to tell them. Whittling my…

    The Future is Pittsburgh
  • I am not sure where to begin with this post (hangs head). I mean… it’s been a reaaaallllly long time since my last post. And I can tell you one thing for sure: Not writing is not indicative of not…

  • There comes a time when one’s parents decide to move and they tell you, “Come take your stuff. All of it.” Somehow, and might I add, expertly, I had avoided having to lug my entire childhood around from apartment to…

    The Mirror of Childhood
  • With the clocks’ leap ahead this morning, I awoke from my blogging slumber and contemplated the launch of a new series here. I’ve been volunteering at the rape crisis center at a local hospital. And there is not much I…

    Spring Ahead
  • The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 24,000 times in 2013. If it were a…

    My Blog’s 2013 in Review… cool little report about the site…
  • A great piece of news quietly worked its way across my Twitter feed. The White House is creating a task force to address campus sexual assault to hopefully bring about REAL change and action. The White House reiterated that 1…

  • Wanted to share a quick note with you all… Just now, while eating dinner, I penned a note to a local writer at the Atlanta Journal Constitution who penned this piece: http://www.ajc.com/news/news/doctor-who-is-sexual-assault-suspect-arrested-for-/ncwms/ My note, which took about two minutes to…

  • As I come up for air from one of my busiest work weeks all year, I want you to know I have put considerable thought into my last post for 2013. I wrestled with the notion of looking behind vs.…