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One of the most challenging parts of writing or being creative, for me, is noise. Outside noise. The beautiful sounds of children asking why, why, why? turned into a screeching annoyance that shatters your creative epiphany like glass. The noise of appointments that need to be scheduled, floors that need to be cleaned, dogs that […]

As a survivor, I dreaded the thought of a plea deal. I got so angry when it was brought up. I was so focused on it not being fair and I thought the prosecution considered it because it would save time, money, and it would let the perpetrator get off easy. There are a ton […]

The sentencing hearing for Zane Pederson was last Wednesday, 2/10/21. He was sentenced to 250 months in prison because of the crimes he commit 11/18/18 as well as the day prior. I got to read my victim impact statement in person rather than via Zoom. I’ve had insomnia for the last two weeks, so I’ve […]

On the night of November 17th, 2018, I sat down on the couch after cleaning up remnants of the day and curled up with a glass of Pinot Noir. It was an awesome day. My son and I had gone to The Grinch in the theater, bought Christmas lights for the tree and listened to […]

2:25 am. January 29th, 2021. After hours of being wide awake… it’s time to get up and write. I slept from 11 pm – 12:30 am… If I’m not going to sleep… I may as well be productive. I wanted to share something I posted on social media today. It reads: On February 10th, I […]