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  • Since I work in the TV industry, I will most certainly be watching the Travel Channel show today (trailer: http://www.travelchannel.com/video/woman-runs-from-dangerous-date) with an eye for detail. As I had no idea what or how the production team created my story after interviewing…

  • Well, as I’ve mentioned, the Travel Channel show Got Home Alive! will be on Sunday at 4 pmET. My story will be one of three told during the full hour. Tomorrow, I will post an interview with the co-executive producer…

  • Just a quick post to show you the awesome group of women I got to attend the Newswomen’s Club Front Page Awards with. We are posing with the award for Best Essay in the Magazine category. Erin refused to take…

  • I’ve been so busy that I forgot to commemorate the one-year anniversary of making my story public in Marie Claire (Nov. 10). So, I’ll do that now by taking you back with me to the early September (2010) day I took part in…

  • I wanted to share a quick note with you. The Marie Claire essay about my experience has won a Front Page Award by the Newswomen’s Club of New York. The award is for Best Magazine Essay.  I will accompany Erin Zammett…

  • As I mentioned last post, I gave myself 9 days to pull it together so I could enjoy my vacation to Charleston. A drawn out legal case has the ability to drain you of patience for anything, even yourself. I…

  • After being dealt an awesome blow by the Italian Justice System, I figured I had about 9 days to get my head out of my ass. I’d be leaving for my first vacation in two years – by myself –…

  • How’s that for an attention-grabbing headline? But it’s not what you think. In fact, it’s kind of dark comedy and in line with much of my experience with the Italian courts. Somehow, I made it through three months of waiting…

  • Last week, a blog post I wrote for MasculinityU.com was tweeted out into the universe. It addressed what college campuses can do to reduce sexual assaults and change behaviors. I received some thoughtful comments in return, all of them good. One…

  • I’ve been away for a few weeks with work. And I am closing in on the end of my story. But I wanted to share an observation with you all on something I am really happy about. It might seem…