Hello, Everyone. Back in April, I sat down with Laura Richards, award winning Criminal Behavioral Analyst, Former New Scotland Yard, host of Crime Analyst Podcast, co-host of Real Crime Profile and more. Laura is a passionate advocate for women and victims of violent crime who creates real change by amplifying voices, changing laws and educating … Continue reading Conversation with Laura Richards, Criminal Behavioral Analyst, Former New Scotland Yard and Host of Crime Analyst Podcast
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Well, that went viral. Good thing? Bad thing? Maybe a bit of both.
The video of Josiah's dog, Smokey, goes viral and with the help of Real Crime Profile Podcast, Josiah's story is finally getting the size audience it deserves.
Real Crime Profile Podcast: Why I Keep Advocating for Justice
Information and links to the interview I did with the dynamic hosts of Real Crime Profile, a victim based true crime podcast. We discuss the details of Josiah's case and why advocacy is so important.
Hello, it’s me again.
I am back at my computer after an eight week hiatus of insanity, joy, revelation and uncertainty while my partner Brian and I picked up and moved cross country, traveling 5300 miles in three weeks from the north coast of California to Washington state where we visited both family and Josiah's grave and then back … Continue reading Hello, it’s me again.
Old Photos of You
I scroll through the photos on my phone looking for ones I’ve taken long ago. When that part of me I still am today was alive without the weight I now carry. I can’t believe how far I have to go. I scroll and scroll and scroll.To find that time. The pictures flash by like … Continue reading Old Photos of You
Numbers Make Us Count
What happened in Maine stirred feelings about the mass killing that took my son Josiah's life. This post shares information I have not shared before.
The Tangled Lives We Live
An essay exploring the undeniable parallels of art, life and grieving.
Jurisdiction… Confused? You aren’t alone.
Ambiguous: adj.1) doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness 2) not expressed or understood clearly Jurisdiction on the Yakama Reservation is a messy topic with no definitive answers. It continues to confuse and surprise me over four years after Josiah was killed while passing through on Hwy 97, a state owned and maintained roadway. I … Continue reading Jurisdiction… Confused? You aren’t alone.
Writing My Truthiest Truth
Writing My Truthiest Truth - and the digging that has to be done to get there.
Hope
I have been back from my trip for just eight days now--what a journey it was, both internal and external, through the farthest reaches of the Northwest and of my Heart! 2400 miles were driven in three states through a path both familiar and new that wound its way in a figure eight from here … Continue reading Hope
Remember the Birds 