Locked up & homeless as a teen. Teaching resiliency & hope with YA memoir & teen coaching. Need support for a teen? Check out my books / contact me for coaching
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2 Mar 2019
Slashed a vein. Bled on the page. Got two memoirs on my horror-show childhood published...right when tRump snagged all media attention. Sad trombone for 📚sales. Fast forward two years: this HuffPo piece makes both books bestsellers. MORAL: KEEP FKN TRYING bit.ly/2Ud1tUI
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21 Apr 2025
The Teen Fix: A column for people who care about teenagers trib.al/ddGzXVo
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9 Dec 2024
So proud to be published again by ASCD, about one of my favorite topics: JOY in education!
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29 Oct 2024
Robert Downey Jr.'s Podcast 'The Sunshine Place' Will Examine Controversial Rehab Program (Exclusive) hollywoodreporter.com/news/g…
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30 Oct 2024
Season 2 of The Sunshine Place drops tomorrow! It's the story of Straight Inc, a sadistic cult cosplaying as a teen rehab.
I'll be your narrator for this torture carnival, brought to you by Robert Downey Jr & Susan Downey.
On Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your fix.
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23 Oct 2024
MEXICAN GOTHIC x KAIKEYI When Chandana enrolls in her local Franco-Indian dance school, she is targeted by her fiery headmistress, a dark goddess reincarnated to restore India’s precolonial glory through a forced breeding program. Will Chandana become breeder #1? #PitchMe 18 YA
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10 Oct 2024
Vulture hitches a ride on a selfie stick
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19 Sep 2024
Psyched to learn my #YA novel SEND RUDES is a #PitchMe finalist! Grateful to @KristaVanDolzer,
@melissa_trempe, & @TaraShiroff for their time and generosity.
18 Sep 2024
#PitchMe finalists announced! kristavandolzer.blogspot.com…
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18 Sep 2024
Yesterday afternoon my beautiful, intelligent, big hearted 23 yo son took his own life. #mentalhealth is becoming epidemic in our youth, terribly underfunded.Part of us is gone and can never be replaced.Look after those you love and never ignore the signs of depression ❤️u James
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16 Sep 2024
Maybe Trump should stop messing with the Haitians
Just saying 🤷🏼♂️
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Tommy Lee's trending for some reason. He might have 99 problems, but being on the wrong side of history ain't one of 'em.
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23 Aug 2024
The perfect sock/shoe combo doesn’t exi—
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13 May 2024
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18 Apr 2024
BREAKING: Caitlin Clark is signing a signature shoe deal with Nike, per @ShamsCharania.
Deal is worth over $10M 🤯
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25 Feb 2024
Crows are excellent problem solvers, and scientists claim their intelligence is like that of a seven-year-old humans
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24 Jan 2024
I coach an 18 YO autistic kid whose passion=dog rescue. Took in a pregnant mama dog; rescue's giving no help or $. Kid's teaching themself w/ help from trained adults to birth pups. Spent HUNDREDS of own $ on supplies. Help? gofund.me/f4a3190d ❤️ @dog_rates @dodo @tmtrdorg
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28 Dec 2023
Kurt Cobain, still alive & kibitzing with Art Alexakis of Everclear, here in Greenville, SC. A miracle.
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11 Nov 2023
It's a good Saturday when you're sharing @CoppolaFord wines with your bestie/partner-of-21-years.
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25 Sep 2023
Dude @FreshUpdates fully 1/3 of my $5 bagged salad is ratched red base husks of lettuce. Quality control please
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