In the Name of Frozen Lasagna, Love Thy Community!
Why Observing How My Community Made Dinners For New Moms Changed My Perspective (A Community...
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Author: Elisa
The Tunic in the Night: A Short Story
The Tunic in the Night She traced her fingers over the darkest patch of midnight surrounding the bright fuchsia flowers patterned on her tunic. She wondered how the artists printed them on the swarthy cloth, if by ink, or brush...
Read MoreIf You Use Your Options, Misery Is Optional
Have you ever had one of those not-going-as-planned weeks? The week before last, I did. The Bad Ticket and Everything Else “Mommy, why did the police officer give you a bad ticket?” the kids asked. “Well, he...
Read MoreDon’t Be Digital Sex Trafficking Prey: Ten-Steps for How Not to Sext (Or Worse) with Random Strangers
Have you ever gotten random texts from a stranger? This happened to me the other day, and not for the first time! Even so, this was my first extended conversation with a person I didn’t know (I will let you read it below)....
Read MoreHow I Became An Accidental Expert And Then I Resigned
Last Day of the Rest of My Life Although I have phased out of acting like a director of this almost-non-profit, the Northern Virginia Human Trafficking Initiative (NoVA HTI), in the span of time between my third baby being born...
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