Five months already since my last posting. Quick update on the pending manuscript: Second edit was received back April 4 with many developmental suggestions, frustrating that feedback had taken so long. However, we accepted the challenge and agreed to resubmit for July 1, the earliest possible date. That meant three more months of intense and … Continue reading “25 Years of Ambiguous Loss”
Hello everyone and belated Happy New Year, The first two months of 2022 have gone so quickly. January was a big push for Andrea and me to complete the first edit of our manuscript. Twenty chapters later, with approximately 100,000 words, I dare to believe we have a potential best-seller with “Buying Sex – Who … Continue reading “2022 so far”
My dear little Cara, Thoughts of you, my little cherub, have been swirling around in my head the last couple weeks as they are wont to do this time of year. With your birthday falling three days after Christmas, I always wanted to make sure you had a special celebration. If you were still with … Continue reading “Happy Birthday in Heaven – 2021”
Greetings of the Season everyone, Dec 14, 2021 This year I am doing double duty – combining my annual letter with a Christmas blog. The year has gone by very quickly in spite of being grounded with Covid for the most part. The reason may be inevitable aging, but most probably it is because I … Continue reading “Christmas Greetings”
The following story is adapted from my photographer friend, Mufty Mathewson, who began taking Red Dress pictures in early 2015 to honor MMIWG across Canada. I was fortunate to meet Mufty in October 2015 at a Victims Services conference and have since supported and participated in many Red Dress activities as the Photography Project grew. … Continue reading “The Drone and the REdress Photo”
September 1st, 1997, was a sunny holiday Monday and I did not know you had been found. We had visitors from out of town, more company during the day, and missed the evening news. The first I heard of an “unidentified body” was when my radio woke me for work the next morning. I jumped … Continue reading “Sept 1 – Body Found, Cause Continues”
It was a lovely summer evening as we gathered for the 22nd time to remember the many missing and murdered women of Edmonton who lost their lives because of exploitation and violence. Last year was a virtual event because of Covid so I was happy to greet friends of old who have shared grief and … Continue reading “Aug 17 – CEASE Annual Memorial”
It was a flash of time, a few blinks of the eye, and four months passed since my last post. Let me make a few remarks for posterity. March – April – May – June: I was immersed in my fanciful online course, “How to Write a Book in Four Months.” Four months is a … Continue reading “August 2021 ~ Four Months in Review”
April 28 is a day not only to remember and honor those lost or injured in workplace “accidents” but also a day to renew out commitment to improving health and safety. The so-called “sex industry” is an extremely dangerous activity for women. Although it is a stretch to call their exploitation “work,” we must be … Continue reading “April 28 ~ National Day of Mourning”
February 22 is heralded as Human Trafficking Day of Awareness for the first time nationally in Canada! This recognition is due to the work of an all-party committee co-chaired by Arnold Viersen, MP for Peace River – Westlock, Alberta. Arnold Viersen, age 35 and relatively new on the political scene, has been a champion for … Continue reading “Feb 22 ~ Human Trafficking Day of Awareness”
