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Moving to Substack!
I am SO excited to share that I’ve taken the plunge, and am in the process of moving my writings to my Substack puplication, Silent No More, a newsletter addressing gaslighting, grooming, narcissistic abuse, and emotional exploitation. Of course, the focus will be on healing from these, and other forms, of manipulative and sexual abuse. […]
Wonton Spoon
Wonton spoon: Warmth, mom, cold snowy days, steam wafting up from the bowl to greet the nose of hungry, happy children. Playing outside, the crunch of snow between our eager mittened hands pressing it into mischievous ball shape. Sharp air inhaled into warm lungs, the shock of it startling, delighting me. I’m alive! I exist! […]
The Worst Thing That Happened to Me
Photo by Amy Treasure What’s the worst thing that happened to me? Can I say abuse, betrayal of trust, sexual violence, ravaged childhood? Was it my brother’s descent into insanity, my mother’s psychosis, my father’s predator entitlement? God not answering my prayers? That I needed to pray, at all… like that? Was it the […]
Song, Story & Poetry
When America Is Great: A Poem
When America is Great we stand up for something greater than ourselves When America is Great people remember the value of every human being When American is Great People and the Planet before Profit! is our motto When America is Great humankind values quality of life over quantity of things When America is Great compassion […]
Something More: Song and Lyric
“Something More” Lyric, Melody and Vocals by Demian Yumei Composition and Arrangement by Stacey Young In that magic hour when the sun bends low Kissing the horizon, a touch of liquid gold Every tree a shimmer waiting for the night And the rising of the first star still hidden out of sight. Something more Deep […]
Brewing
Sweltering heat Stifling Labored breathing Pressure mounting in my head in the skies Until exploding like the pounding in my temples Thunder crashing Winds hurling temperatures head over heels downward Swaying trees sweeping the skies Sounds like the sea soothing to my soul Temporary reprieve from the heat wave Relief will come if we survive […]
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