I received an email this morning from PETA. They are again combating a law that would prevent people from filming or photographing the interior of factory farms. It is too dangerous for these farms you see, rather than treat their animals humanely they would prefer to… Read full post »

After Rush Limbaugh's recent explosion over birth control it is clear that Rush Limbaugh thinks we're all sluts. The controversy that caused the explosion: law student, Sarah Fluke's testimony on behalf of women. Yes, women. She argued that birth control should be covered by insurance even if… Read full post »

 I had two days to clean out my grandmother's apartment. A lifetime of belongings stuffed into an economy living space. It wasn't always like that.

Years ago my grandmother did what she pleased. Her fingers were always adorned with diamond rings, her schedule was filled with luncheons and tenn… Read full post »

Recently I saw a side of myself that I didn't know existed. I've always considered myself a nice person and rarely get angry. I've never road rage and in disagreements, I fight fairly, no name-calling or low blows. This side of me never before appeared--- that was until… Read full post »

 Last night, I volunteered at the animal shelter. I always loved animals but started volunteering around the time I began attending rape counseling. Those memories had long been suppressed and by the time I finally got around to speaking to someone about them, I was in bad shape. I was definitel… Read full post »

If you've been following my blog, you must know about my longstanding aversion to Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness. The fact that I was forced to read Heart of Darkness over ten times and write even more papers about it--- gives the book's title… Read full post »

"One morning, I unexpectedly awoke from a beautiful dream. I was on a cruise ship, it was early in the morning, the sun had just started to come up. I went outside onto the main deck. I walked to one side of the ship.… Read full post »

I have been blogging for a while and in the beginning did not get many hateful or even rude comments. This was probably due to the sensitive nature of many of my articles. Typically, haters stayed away from those articles likely figuring that a survivor of rape has probably been through… Read full post »

This morning, I am excited to announce that my first book "I Know Why They Call a Shell a Shell"  is now available for download on Amazon.com 

Here is the book's synopsis:

Told through the lens of the sea, each of the book's… Read full post »

Late this afternoon my book should be available for download on Amazon. I'm sorry about the delay- I will post an article about that later. Coming soon: a hard copy edition. In the meantime, here is the book's synopsis:

Told through the lens of the… Read full post »

Well maybe not you but I know that I am. Show me a skinny woman and I will show you someone who desperately wants a donut. Yes, a donut.

I never liked donuts and aside from the Dunkin Donut's Munchkins they had at  elementary school functions,… Read full post »

In recent news, Chris Brown was caught acting like Chris Brown, again, and I’m not surprised.

As you know I rarely say anything bad about anybody, minus Chris Brown, my uncle, and that horrible ex-boyfriend I bring up every once in a while. I don’t really hold grudges against… Read full post »

A while back I mentioned an article I was writing about online dating. I referred to it as "online dating turned unintentional social experiment."  I haven't posted it yet but I will. For now, I have decided I am done with online dating. I… Read full post »

Milo- one of the new kitties

Last night when I was volunteering at the animal shelter, I heard some very sad stories about how we acquired two lovely new cats. I will not tell you the story, it is heartbreaking. Just know that they are happy,… Read full post »

A quick note about Whitney Houston

So many people look at Whitney Houston and other rich and famous celebrities like Lindsay Lohan with disdain. How could someone so beautiful and talented throw it all away? They wonder. They are so ungrateful, they say. It is easy to jump on this/… Read full post »

Just one of the Paul Bunyon and Babe the Blue Ox I saw on this trip, Northern California

Connecticut has been determined to be the state with the highest percentage of Italian people. Although I live in the best area in the country for Italian food, I… Read full post »

I spoke to my grandmother today. She said some friends from her choir visited and brought her tulips, white, yellow, and red. Later in the conversation, when I tried to tell her… Read full post »

I have a variety of friends. Friends from different countries. Friends with different values. Friends from many cultures. They are all very unique, but what is even more unique is their love lives. One of my friends is polyamorous- have you ever heard of this?… Read full post »

Abusive Relationships:Break the Cycle, No More Second Chances

When I decided after my last terribly abusive relationship that I was done being abused by men, I figured making the change from dating abusive men to dating normal ones would be as easy as flicking off a light switch. My… Read full post »

My life has been...colorful to say the least. I thought I had seen everything and that nothing could really faze me, that was until yesterday, of course. I spent the day cleaning out my grandmother's apartment. She had a stroke a few months ago and is no… Read full post »

So in honor of my book, “I know why they call a shell a shell: Tales of love lost at sea” and Valentine's Day (my favorite holiday and my book's release date), I am going to write about relationships for/… Read full post »

 Abusive Relationships: Leave Before You Leave in a Bodybag, please.

I think Adele's video, "Set Fire to the Rain," is a great example of a typical abusive relationship. It is actually difficult for me to watch, but I like this song... It does a very good job depicting… Read full post »

 go back to the mountains of Vermont

where the silence is deafening, where I

will surely drown in the cavernous

green mountains, now hidden, snow

capped ?

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Those days I didn't feel alone, I just wanted to be left alone. Something about binging then purging my food calmed me, but why?

Hayley Rose 2006

It was years before I got a better understanding of it all. Between years of doing it and not doing it, the… Read full post »

If something is meant to be will it happen? I imagine this is a very ancient question- in fact, right now I am picturing Socrates in a toga pondering this one. Does anybody know for sure? We can only take examples from our lives and string them together to… Read full post »