by lameredith | | Classic Posts, My Writing
In life, I like to keep my expectations low. It may sound negative, but I learned a long time ago that if did, I would rarely be disappointed. Instead, I’m often happily surprised when things turn out better than I could have expected. I didn’t know what to expect...
by lameredith | | Classic Posts, Domestic Violence
“I don’t understand how you can do that work. It must be so depressing.” You get used to hearing that sort of comment when working in the trenches of domestic violence (DV). I used to hear it a lot 20 years ago when I was a DV...
by lameredith | | Classic Posts, My Writing
It’s the end of September, and the beginning of my dream. Pieces of Me:Rescuing My Kidnapped Daughters has found itself a home with some readers around the globe already. Thank you so much for that, and thank you also to those of who’ve reviewed it on Amazon or...
by lameredith | | Classic Posts, My Writing
Why Now? It’s a natural question. My memoir Pieces of Me: Rescuing My Kidnapped Daughters will be officially released on September 20, 2016– nearly four months after the anniversary of the event it’s based on. The twentieth anniversary. The why now question...
by lameredith | | Classic Posts, Family & Celebrations, My Writing
I’m thrilled to announce that Pieces of Me: Rescuing My Kidnapped Daughters was released a little early! In fact, today some of the pre-orders were filled, and I was so touched to see the Facebook posts about it. It’s equal parts exciting and terrifying. Below...