The Great Escape (Part 1)

Excerpt from Driftwood Book 1 Chapter 14: Tales of the Fallen. Age 14.
A violent altercation between the staff and residents at a group home leads to a story that perfectly depicts the complicated relationship between foster youth and the police.

The Great Escape (Part 2)

Excerpt from Driftwood Book 1 chapter 14: Tales from The Fallen. My friends and I were taken to the Fulton County Children’s Shelter “for our own protection” and ended up in more danger than we could have ever imagined.

Question for #NeverBiden Progressives… What Are You Hoping to Accomplish?

Dear #NeverBiden Progressives, What exactly are you hoping to accomplish here?

A Tale of Two Judges (Part 2)

The story of how TV’s Judge Hatchett saved me from being condemned to the Foster Care to Prison pipeline.

Aaron Paul, Kristen Bell, Sarah Paulson & Others Show the Limitations In Celebrity Activism in the Problematic “I Take Responsibility” PSA

In the latest example of tone-deaf celeb activism, several celebs including Julianne Moore, Sara Paulson, and Kristen Bell took part in an NAACP-backed anti-racism

LeVar Burton, Crissy Teigen, Ice T, & More Lend Their Voices to the Nationwide Protests

My heart is broken. I take comfort in knowing I am not alone. Here are some celeb reactions to everything going on (language warning)

Hilary Rosen, Nina Turner, and the Angry Black Woman Trope

Originally posted 4/9/2020 to Psych Central. Democratic strategist and CNN correspondent, Hilary Rosen, is not having a great time right now…

The Facilities: Jail

Excerpt from Driftwood Chapter 7
I was told that the only way I would be leaving is jail, a mental Hospital, or a group home if I was lucky. My first stop was Jail.

Analogy is a Valid Argument Structure…Right?

Originally posted July 2016,
While our attention to bad drugs may be fleeting, no one would ever stand up and say it’s wrong to not trust or even fear the pharmaceutical industry. No one justifies dangerous drugs by saying “but most drugs are safe.”