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WRECKAGE:

A Memoir

Wreckage is the story of one family's history of dealing with adverse experiences, namely sexual abuse, incarceration, divorce, and alcoholism. The story is told in first-person narrative from the point of view of the youngest child, looking back from the vantage point of middle age, and depicts the family's struggles, the varying coping methods of each family member, and the lasting impact of trauma on the human spirit.

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Somewhere along the way, Mom learned the art of ignorance. If you ignore difficult things, she seemed to believe, they couldn’t really affect you. Acknowledging them – or worse yet, talking about them – could only bring more difficulty.

Slow Down: Lessons on Life from a Dog named Penny

Coming 2026

It was then I realized she would need to discover trust and love on her own, and that my attempts to convince her couldn't break through her protective shell. Every dog needs to learn in her own way, in her own time.