On July 22nd this year, I marked my twelfth year clean and sober. Not a small feat considering my drug infused past, and I am beyond grateful that I have made it this far. I have so many blessings in my life today. Blessings I never, in my wildest dreams, believed would be realities for [...]
I watched the movie “Harold and Maude” with John in the seventies. My world was turning upside down. While this song played in the film, I was drawn to stare at John. He squirmed uncomfortably in his
green vinyl chair, knowing my soul was begging him to stop.
Here is Eddie Vedder from [...]
I want to share some amazing reviews that have come in. Sometimes, a person is just not prepared.
“When I got an advance copy of The Road Through Wonderland, I thought I already knew the story. I picked it up casually, and then l could not put it down. I was up till 3 a.m. reading [...]
When children, teens in particular, are tossed aside by their guardians they are extremely vulnerable to the lecherous side of society. One of the more devious class are the pimps. Men that groom and work these young kids, who are often homeless, into sexually exploitative situations first befriend them and gain their trust. They buy [...]
In an April 28, 2009 article in the San Francisco Weekly.com is the story of three teenage girls, Felicia, Jillian and Kim. Besides being young teenagers, they had a couple more things in common–they were all three throwaways–and they were being tried for murder.
In the article titled, Pretty Bad Girls, it states, “All had come [...]
Yesterday, I received my first review on my unedited manuscript from New York Times bestselling author, Lois Gresh. For me, to write is an art, and many times the art was my only source of light in the darkness of writing my story.
Thank you Lois,
Dawn
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The Road through Wonderland is a gripping and beautifully written memoir [...]
Medallion press launched a new website for my book, The Road Through Wonderland. The address is www.theroadthroughwonderland.com.
Check it out! There is still much more to be added as we go along, including linking this web blog to the site. So come back whenever you can to find out about additional speaking engagements, etc.
I’d love to [...]
I want to share some of the feedback I received from the teens who came to my presentations, “Our Throwaway Teens: Who Are They and How Can We Help?” These comments are so important as they reflect a teen’s view on abuse and neglect today!
TEENS SAY
“I thought you did a nice job on your presentation. [...]
This may or may not be clear to people, but I have two birthdays. My bellybutton birthday on December 29th and another, July 22nd, the anniversary of the day that I got sober. It has been over a decade since I turned away from the need to numb out my emotions. What a journey so [...]
Medallion Press is airing a short interview I did with them last month at the Book Expo of America in New York.
Blog Talk Radio
Best,
Dawn
