This first appeared in The Havok Journal on May 8, 2016. Mother’s Day... at the first mention in the week leading up to Mother’s Day my conscious Continue Reading
From Ritual to Reality: Because He Lives
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on March 27, 2016 My annual nostalgia of Easter now blossoms in reverse. My firstborn was killed in Continue Reading
COVID-19 Changed Me
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on April 20, 2020. How has Covid changed you? Little things make me realize how Coronavirus has changed me. Continue Reading
COVID-19 Global Reality Check: What’s Really Essential?
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on April 23, 2020. The issues discussed are timeless. Americans fight similar, but also different emotional Continue Reading
From Ritual to Reality: Because He Lives
My annual nostalgia of Easter now blossoms in reverse. My firstborn was killed in Afghanistan in the fall of 2011, the wild season of skeletal trees Continue Reading
“Never Forget”: Rising Up to Call Genocide ‘Genocide’
I’ll never forget standing outside the gates of the Mauthausen concentration camp to tour the prison camp at noontime. The tour guards said, “We’re Continue Reading
Do You Love Yourself Enough?
February 14th observes the ultimate, hyped-up holiday of ‘love.’ My first Valentine’s Day after discovering my husband’s unfaithfulness, he spewed, Continue Reading
#I Am Peace, #I Am Terror
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on February 4, 2015. Although the article refers to events occurring years ago, the premise of the article Continue Reading
A Simple Heartfelt “Thank You” from a Ranger Gold Star Mom
Editor's Note: This article was originally published on November 11, 2015, and is updated regularly. _____ It’s been five years and 20 days Continue Reading
Boer War to Blade Runner: A Soldier’s Assimilation Into Society
Boer War to Blade Runner: A Soldier's Assimilation Into Society by Jonathan Baxter, author of The Ghosts of Babylon As the New Year brings in topics Continue Reading
Trigger Happy
After I discovered letters from my husband’s mistress, I bought an imaginary .357 Magnum. Wanna know why I chose that gun? One bullet goes Continue Reading
Prisoner of War: A Memoir — Tiny Terrorists Unleashed
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on December 16, 2014. _____ My sons are experts in the art of enhanced interrogation, better known as Continue Reading
