Originally published on Trigger Points Anthology on December 7, 2015 By Dawn Daum. Introducing Trigger Points Contributor Aprel Downey, author of I Stand Guard At My Post. 1. What was the most surprising thing about becoming a parent? The most surprising thing about becoming a parent has been my ability…
Originally published on Trigger Points Anthology on December 9, 2015 By Dawn Daum. Introducing Trigger Points Editor & Contributor Dawn Daum, author of Raising a Girl as a Survivor and Permission to Love. “After my failed search for stories on what it’s like to live and experience motherhood as a…
Originally published on the Huffington Post on December 11, 2015 By Amy Oestreicher. When I speak at colleges about my own story of sexual abuse, I never forget how difficult it was for me to even speak the words, “I was sexually abused.” It took me an even longer time…
Twana Lawler is a poet, author, playwright, screenwriter, Gospel Songwriter and Motivational Speaker. When her creative juices get to rolling she is on fire. She has written a few plays that went straight to DVD, “Who Did I Marry?” starring Terry Vaughn and Tommy Ford. She also wrote “God’s Precious Jewels”,…
