Author • Poet • Advocate
In our lives, we make mistakes. Some good. Some bad. Some that are laughable. Some that are forgettable. And some that are so profoundly stupid and potentially devastating to our lives that we continue to live inside the shadow of that mistake.
I feel beyond blessed to have connected with comedian Paul Gilmartin (of Dinner and a Movie fame). Today, Paul shares with us a bracingly honest account of dealing with covert sexual abuse and incest. I honor Paul’s forthrightness and honesty in dealing with his past, and helping so many others with theirs. 
Please welcome my guest, esteemed poet and novelist Loren Kleinman back to the blog.
Joy is the story of the title character, a divorced mother of three children, who rose to become founder and matriarch of a powerful family business. She invented The Miracle Mop and became a success at pursuing her own patent and supporting her large family. The film is a semi-fictional and inspirational portrayal of how Joy overcomes personal and professional challenges to reach the top as a businesswoman.
Guest post from C
Streetlights, author of the amazing memoir, Tea and Madness and the upcoming Black Sheep Rising, out very soon from ShadowTeams NYC!
Guest post by C. Streetlights on the wonder of family secrets.