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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So proud to be published again by ASCD, about one of my favorite topics: JOY in education! x.com/ELmagazine/status/1866…

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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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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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23 Oct 2024
My YA fiction, summarized for agents & editors consideration in #PitchMe contest📚 #YA #autism #ace #bi
ONE OF US IS NEXT x SEX EDUCATION Kass has her reasons for using the boys bathroom. There she learns HS boys are bullying MS girls to send n*des. Adults just make things worse, so Kass has to fix this. But can she, without betraying herself? Based on #NC true story #PitchMe 21 YA
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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.
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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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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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Introducing our next head coach, Jan Jensen. @goiowa x #Hawkeyes
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BREAKING: Caitlin Clark is signing a signature shoe deal with Nike, per @ShamsCharania. Deal is worth over $10M 🤯
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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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