Though 13th , the Academy Award-winning documentary by Ava DuVernay , premiered 10 years ago, I’ll suggest the movie is worth watching, and re-watching, for all of the reasons I state in my essay, “13th: A Tough Movie Worth Watching,” which I posted on my uniting Americans blog, VigilantPositivity . I’m posting a link on MLK Day, not because I think we should be laying blame. Instead, it’s an opportunity for our country to make positive change. I take my hat off to Ava DuVernay, an American...

FLOATING IN THE MIDDLE sings about nature like no other! Set on the gorgeous, but rough California coast north of San Francisco, seven friends unite for a weekend in a remote beach house. Rather than just fun and games, however, Tam, the protagonist, has come to find out if, after long separation from her husband, Jamie, he’s willing to try again. Because she is. Tension continues to build via the feisty dynamics of people who’ve known one another for a long time, and from nature itself. The...

Buy BLISS ROAD now! When writing BLISS ROAD , my memoir about being the daughter of an undiagnosed autistic dad, I found almost no resources to help me understand and heal from the emotional distance that can occur between neurotypical kids and their neurodiverse parents. Then I found the Adult Children of Autistic Parents Facebook page. Run by a caring, sensitive moderator, there are now over 500 members from around the world. If you know of anyone who might be struggling due to growing up...