MORGANTOWN, WV—It’s at times like these that I think of Anthony Shadid. The Pulitzer Prize winning journalist died in 2012 from asthma, while on assignment in Syria. He was just 43. He was also extremely allergic to horses. Sadly, Shadid Read more…
MORGANTOWN, WV—So it is that I am now speaking out, loud and clear. When I went public at Wednesday’s Monongalia County Commission meeting, to shed light on Culp v. Wolfe and the court’s interference in my role as executrix of Read more…
MORGANTOWN, WV—How do you spell whistleblower? D-a-l-e-e-n. Two days ago, as Culp v. Wolfe played out in Monongalia County Circuit Court, a sitting judge ordered me to break the law. If I, the executrix of my late husband’s estate, do Read more…
I’m resurrecting the GoFundMe I began to save my late husband’s estate, including our home. Since then, due to several attorney errors, and because I have no more money to pay for legal help, I’ve been forced to be pro Read more…
So that’s what I’m using. That’s what Lisa would have done, if she was still alive. My sister would have turned 53 today, but for her opioid addiction. Lisa didn’t, as a good friend of hers in Tennessee reminded me Read more…
#LoveThyNeighbor I am not Jewish. Either by birth or religion. Still, I felt compelled to attend last night’s public memorial for eleven people who were murdered in a Squirrel Hill neighborhood in Pittsburgh, PA. The service was held at Soldiers Read more…
When a pretty blonde stopped by my table at the Lewisburg Literary Festival in southern West Virginia in August, I had no idea of the impact we would have on each other’s lives. Me, with my writing. She, with her Read more…
Yesterday was brutal. Listening to Dr. Christine Blasey Ford testify yesterday about how she was almost raped by Supreme Court nominee Brett Cavanaugh was brutal. Her terror, anxiety, and anguish resonated with me. Her raw pain washed over me. I’m Read more…
Note: Some of the following comes from book three in my Appalachian Families series, which I’m in the process of finishing. Never mind that President Trump signed an executive order today to stop families from being separated at the border—because, Read more…
A few nights ago while thumbing through my Facebook feed, I saw that my friend Megan Krome had shared someone’s post. I clicked—and what I read shocked me. Megan’s mom, Elaine Muirhead Hagebush, had died. The impact of her death Read more…