Author Archives: DMW
I Miss My Sister
Yesterday, my sister turned seventeen years old. I wonder about the young woman she is today, and I have a good idea about some things, but I feel blurry on a lot of it. I haven’t seen her in three … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Life, People, Personal, Relationships
Tagged "child abuse", "toxic relationships", abuse, birthday, hope, love, no contact, oldest sibling, protective, sister
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It’s Complicated: Trying To Be Human Without Getting All Tangled Up In Toxic Family Relations
I think my family invented the “it’s complicated” relationship status. My mother’s side of the family is crazy. Like seriously insane, in some cases criminally insane, and at least half of the time violently insane. There are a few cousins … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Life, Relationships, Thoughts
Tagged "chosen family", "toxic relationships", abuse, being the bigger person, boundaries, crazy relatives, get well card, health, no contact, stroke
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Confessions Of A Bookaholic Presents: “Always Watching” by Chevy Stevens
“Always Watching” by Chevy Stevens (June 18, 2013) She helps people put their demons to rest. But she has a few of her own… In the lockdown ward of a psychiatric hospital, Dr. Nadine Lavoie is in her element. She has … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Books, fiction, reading, Reviews
Tagged "Always Watching", "book review", "Chevy Stevens", "child abuse", "psychological thriller", "reading list", cult, family, manipulation, novel, repressed memories, secrets, sexual abuse, survivor, therapy, Thriller, trauma, victim
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Why I Hate Revision
If you’re a writer you know how important revision is. It’s a process, possibly a more difficult, longer and more involved process than the actual creation of your work. Writing is easy compared to revision. You sit down and write. … Continue reading
Confessions Of A Bookaholic: Guilty Pleasure Edition #81 – Fear Street Book #45 and Super Chiller #12
We’re almost at the end of an era… only six more books of the original Fear Street series, before it jumps into that awkward transitional phase that lasted three books, and then the new revamped series, which lasted four books … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Books, fiction, Guilty Pleasures, Reviews
Tagged "book review", "r.l. stine", "reading list", “survivor's guilt”, book, cat, cat hater, cat lover, cruelty to animals, drowning, fear street, framed, friends, ghost, going crazy, guilty pleasure, lifeguard, murder, mystery, reading, suspense, tragedy
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