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that meant a new post on writing by me and the others in the group on the first Wednesday of the month. (Click the photo for my posts; click here for the group website).
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Category Archives: evil
Me too
dSavannah note: Trigger Warning: sexual harassment, assault, abuse. These words are in response to the stories that broke very recently regarding a studio head and numerous women who claim he sexually harassed and/or abused them. I will not speak his … Continue reading
Posted in abuse, depression, evil, hell, history, illness, making a difference, shining a light, the dark places, violence
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All I can do is cry…
I wanted to write a post about having gratitude even in the midst of being a Sick Person, but then death smacked me upside the head a few days ago, and then social media flooded with stories of the woman … Continue reading
Posted in abuse, community, depression, evil, family, friends, giving to others, hell, illness, love, making a difference, perseverance, shining a light, the dark places, violence
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#dSavannahDefects – C is for…
… child abuse April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, and I am a child abuse survivor, so it’s only fitting I include this topic in my theme of dSavannah Defects. You may think that child abuse doesn’t happen any more, … Continue reading
Posted in #AtoZchallenge2016, #dSavannahDefects, abuse, depression, evil, family, health, history, shining a light, the dark places, violence
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Banned Books Week 2015
Hi. My name is dSavannah, and I read banned books. And I’m helping celebrate / promote (demote?) / raise awareness for Banned Books Week, which was created in 1982 by the American Library Association (ALA), which reports that more than … Continue reading
Posted in author, books, community, dreams, evil, fiction, history, inspiration, learning, making a difference, shining a light, writershelpingwriters, writing
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Another side of the story…
It’s *his* story, but it’s also mine. Because that night, many years ago, we were the second people he called after he shot and killed a man. We were there with him, all night, as he paced and paced, and … Continue reading
Posted in evil, fear, learning, making a difference, shining a light, the dark places, violence
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It’s Banned Books Week
Books have always served an important function in the world: sharing culture, knowledge, and ideas, and of course, providing entertainment. We all (most likely) know the name Johann Gutenberg ~ the storied inventor of the fabled printing press. Prior to … Continue reading
The Questions with A.J. Aalto: writer
I met A.J., aka ‘the writerghoulie’, online in my fabulous writers’ group. She has a wicked, wicked sense of humor that I totally get and enjoy. And, although I haven’t actually read her books yet (bad me!) {in my defense, … Continue reading
Posted in books, e-book, evil, fantasy, fiction, guilty pleasures, humor, kindle, The Questions, writershelpingwriters
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