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Posted on September 3, 2018October 20, 2018 Non-Fiction Violence Against Women

Five Reasons Why You Should Never Say, “Sh*t happens,” to a Survivor.

It is rude, insensitive, and totally offensive. It negates the impact of brutal systemic crime on the lives of a child, adolescent or adult. Anyone... Read more

Four Savannah Kittens at Play. Photo: Michael Broad https://www.flickr.com/photos/michael-broad/
Posted on June 4, 2018 Fiction

Woman on the Verge of a Meltdown

I’m a woman on the verge because two seven-year-old cats rule my home, Paco, the half-Siamese below, and Teika in the second photo. In addition,... Read more

The original image was published in Kinesis Sept 1993. Sexual abuse and the system: Fighting back. Written by Terry D. Gibson (under the pseudonym Marie Thompson).
Posted on April 18, 2018April 23, 2018 Non-Fiction

Our Quiet Leaders

  When I think about women who are leaders, I cannot help but think of those who are famous and get lots of attention and... Read more

Posted on April 16, 2018April 17, 2018 Non-Fiction

Resolutions and Affirmations

Add some early morning exercise and stretches to my wake up routine. Have two cups of tea or strong coffee before uttering a word to... Read more

Posted on April 3, 2018April 3, 2018 Poetry Video

Still I Rise by Dr. Maya Angelou

You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may trod me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I’ll... Read more

Posted on February 3, 2015January 15, 2018 Non-Fiction Poetry Women

“Dreamwood” by Adrienne Rich

  In the old, scratched, cheap wood of the typing stand there is a landscape, veined, which only a child can see or the child’s... Read more

Posted on February 27, 2014 Poetry

The Invitation – Written By Oriah Mountain Dreamer

It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for and if you dare to dream of... Read more

Posted on October 21, 2013July 11, 2017 Non-Fiction Poetry

“Come As You Are” by Carol Orsborn

You have only one sacred duty: to make your spirit available to others. You do this by sharing what you already are in this and... Read more

Posted on September 21, 2013July 11, 2017 Non-Fiction

How Do You Change When You Are Writing? Part II

How do I change when I am writing? I become a person who knows with certainty that I am visible. My deeply rooted self-hatred takes... Read more

Posted on September 5, 2013July 11, 2017 Non-Fiction

How Do You Change When You Are Writing?

How do I change when I am writing? With great difficulty. It depends on three vital points. Where am I writing? While on the Skytrain... Read more

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Terry D. Gibson

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