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Adult Children of Alcoholics: Long-term effects
Adult Children of Alcoholics: Long-term effects by Kim Remesch, Helium.com The Family Secret “On the day my father would get his paycheck, he often just didn’t come home. When he finally … more →
Realistic Recovery
CREATIONS, SISTERHOOD, AND A JOURNEY
laurelrainsnow wrote 2 weeks ago: To commemorate my first blog and the first novel I completed (Miles to Go), I am dedicating this pos … more →
Maybe it's just STRESS!!!
ebz1016 wrote 3 weeks ago: Since Nov 4, 2006 (when I found the swollen lymph node that started my cancer journey) this house (m … more →
CAN YOU GO HOME AGAIN?
laurelrainsnow wrote 3 weeks ago: When I see an image like this one, I am transported to days gone by. Home, family, holidays, Thanksg … more →
A MAGICAL TAPESTRY OF LIVES UNDONE -- A Review of "Sing Them Home"
laurelrainsnow wrote 1 month ago: In 1978, in the small town of Emlyn Springs, Nebraska, a tornado has ravaged the community, swirling … more →
Where is the love?
TokenWife wrote 1 month ago: Over the years I have been on a certain journey. A journey where I have been learning about uncondit … more →
THE WHIRLWIND PATH
laurelrainsnow wrote 1 month ago: In creating the characters in this novel, I didn’t have to plumb the depths. Everything was r … more →
MIRROR, MIRROR, ON THE WALL...
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laurelrainsnow wrote 2 months ago: In Ellen Hopkins’ Identical, identical twins Kaeleigh and Raeanne share a complicated, traumat … more →
THE LASTING DAMAGE OF BETRAYAL -- A Review of "Another Mother's Life"
laurelrainsnow wrote 2 months ago: Best friends Catherine and Alison shared everything—back when they were children and then teenagers— … more →
the slip
butterfly keeper wrote 2 months ago: slide and that’s how you slip down you slip into it the judgment lapses sways retreats to the stand … more →
THE INNER SANCTUM -- An Excerpt from "Embrace the Whirlwind"
laurelrainsnow wrote 2 months ago: Leslie climbed the stairs to her third floor apartment, mentally reviewing the surprising conversat … more →
PONDERING THE PAST AND ITS FRIENDSHIPS -- Excerpt from "Embrace the Whirlwind"
laurelrainsnow wrote 2 months ago: Later that night, Denise fought off the return of those earlier memories by creeping into her office … more →
RUNNING FROM THE CONSEQUENCES -- An Excerpt from "Miles to Go"
laurelrainsnow wrote 2 months ago: In this excerpt from “Miles to Go,” a single mother, accustomed to life’s reversal … more →
Levi's latest lambasting of Sarah Palin hits the newstands
pkrf1end wrote 2 months ago: Levi Johnston’s new article in Vanity Fair, in which he dishes all manner of dirt against his … more →
BOOKS & MOVIES -- What Makes Them Special?
laurelrainsnow wrote 2 months ago: What makes a book or movie special, and therefore something to cherish and/or collect? Is it the boo … more →
Burning Wire Screenplay Sample
someguyontheinternet wrote 2 months ago: BURNING WIRE by Dale Bernard Evan Temple Entertainment A … more →
WRESTLING WITH THE DEMONS -- An Excerpt from "Embrace the Whirlwind"
laurelrainsnow wrote 3 months ago: In the dark, Amber sat on the side of her bed listening to the sound of footsteps outside her door. … more →
Echolalia and Gossip
Michelle wrote 3 months ago: This has been a difficult subject with various family members for a while, now. If you’re not … more →
MOVING ON -- An Excerpt
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laurelrainsnow wrote 3 months ago: Just when Hilary finally feels a sense of peace—a connection with her daughter—Amber disappears agai … more →
FREE-FALLING INTO PLACE -- A Review of "While I'm Falling"
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laurelrainsnow wrote 3 months ago: Laura Moriarty’s While I’m Falling is an intensely engaging story that looks deep into f … more →
