One of my friends recently pointed me toward a review of Act Normal. It has one of my favorite observations. The author, Kristy Burmeister, was brutally honest, even when it meant she looked like shit….
Browsing Category Stalking
We Don’t Want to Believe Someone We Like is a Predator
Why is it so hard to believe someone we like is a predator? When we hear a report of predatory behavior about someone we know, our immediate reaction is usually, “What? Him? Not him. I…
Domestic Violence Isn’t the Victim’s Problem. It’s OUR Problem.
I don’t think I need to explain how horrified I was Sunday when I heard about the shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas. But I’m not just horrified. I’m angry too. We know there’s a link…
Waiting Around (Again)
This is part of the synchroblog on waiting, to celebrate the release of Those Who Wait: Finding God in Disappointment, Doubt and Delay by Tanya Marlow – out now. See more here and link up to the synchroblog here. The…
How to Help a Friend Who is Being Stalked
Take it seriously. The first thing you have to understand is that stalking is a pattern of behavior, not a one-time incident. Your friend may tell you she’s afraid because her stalker left dead flowers…
6 Important Stalking Facts Everyone Should Know
You know a woman who has been, is being, or will be stalked. 1 in 6 women have been stalked at some point in their lives.1 These women believed they (or someone they cared about)…
#Triggered Jokes
“Sherlock sucks.” #Triggered He posts it as a joke. He’s making fun of all the little internet kiddies who use “triggered” when they really mean “I don’t like that thing you just said.” But those…
All The Things I’ve Done Since I Died
Sixteen years ago, this week, I found an obituary with my name on it. Here’s what I’ve been up to since I died in 1999. I lived in Indiana. I started smoking. I bought my first car….
Asking for It
Angela lent me a dollar to buy this composition book. I told her it’d be a journal—and that wasn’t a lie—but two self-indulgent entries later and I’m tracking research in it instead. You’re asking…
Collateral Damage of Stalking (Guest Post)
I’ve read a lot about stalkers, stalkees, PTSD, and pies (because who doesn’t like reading about various pies?) One thing that bugs me is the lack of information about people who are close to a…