Monthly Archives: August 2012

The Victim is Never to Blame

Posted on August 31, 2012 by

I keep getting triggered by events that are beyond my control or my comprehension.  When you are a survivor of childhood sex abuse and you see that it keeps happening and that the society which has criminalized it doesn’t really … Continue reading →

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Open Letter to Chief Erwin

Posted on August 27, 2012 by

August 27, 2012 Dear Chief Erwin, I haven’t met you yet, though I anticipate that some day I will.  I read about you today and feel as if I know you already.  In an interview with the Associated Press you … Continue reading →

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Fathers

Posted on August 23, 2012 by

My father died before I had forged any memories of him.  He was only 41 and it was just past my second birthday when he suffered a massive heart attack and passed away.  I grew up with a fear of … Continue reading →

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Poverty

Posted on August 8, 2012 by

Today I saw a sight that ripped straight to the core of my humanity.  In a steady rain an apparently homeless woman walked down the driveway from the Wisconsin State Capitol.  At the bottom of the driveway she stopped, then knelt … Continue reading →

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Doors of Love

Posted on August 6, 2012 by

A certain numbness settled on me as the day wore on yesterday.  For hours it was the only response I could muster to the horrific shooting just down the Interstate in suburban Milwaukee.  As unsettling and depressing as the Dark Knight shooting in … Continue reading →

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