Yes it’s been a full year since Marj started the Blog Carnival Against Child Abuse, and from the look of this month’s carnival, hosting over on her blog, this may be the best one yet! She’s got 30 posts linked in this edition, so there’s plenty to read, and talk about. Please, take a look, and visit all the contributors.
While you’re there, be sure to thank Marj for starting the carnival, and for all the work she puts in as well!
Got this email today and wanted to pass it along, if you’re interested go ahead and contact Christina at ctorres at healthyplace.com: My name is Christina and I?m a producer with the HealthyPlace TV Show, an online mental health tv show that airs live over the HealthyPlace.com website. http://www.healthyplace.com/mental-health-tv-show/ Our next Tuesday night show (June…
Just noticed that it is up live over at Blessed Fearscapes. As always, looks like there is plenty of food for thought to check out, so please do! Technorati tags: CarnivalAgainstChildAbuse
Pin Over at Psych Central they are gearing up for another Mental Health Day Blog Party. If you’ve never seen, or taken part, in the annual event before, it is a great way to gorge yourself in reading about mental health, and the various issues that many of us deal with and write about. It’s also…
Getting in my last minute submission for this month’s Carnival Against Child Abuse, on the subject of memorials. Memory is a weird subject for abuse survivors. Some of us struggle to even remember the details of what happened, while others remain obsessed and haunted by every little detail. The one thing that all of us…
Recently, I had an email exchange with another survivor who had been spending some time in online forums for survivors, and running into a bit of a roadblock. Unfortunately, it was a roadblock I’ve seen in some online forums before, and is one I’ve the reasons I don’t spend that much time there any more….
Pin We are much more likely to watch Netflix instead of spending time in a third place. We are a culture that is seeing less and less interest in churches, club memberships, leagues, etc., and one that provides fewer clubs, small events, and other spaces for people to hang out in. That has hurt us socially. Media has made us much more afraid of each other, pushing us away from forming communities. (Fox specializes in terrifying their own audience and telling them to keep coming back to learn all the things they should be scared of, and others have followed in their footsteps.)They have helped us become less and less interested in creating third places. If we do gather, it’s usually for some specific purpose or event, not something we do on an ongoing basis. So, we never form the bonds that give us a sense of belonging.
We are lonely. That loneliness is causing immense harm. We don’t belong anywhere, but we should belong and try to find ways to create a space where people can belong.
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Hi —
I wrote to you almost a year ago to tell you and your readers about my debut novel that raises funds to prevent child abuse. I’m a therapist in a children’s mental health program in West Virginia and work with both male and female surviors. Here’s the latest review of my novel:
“Give yourself a treat with something different next time you’re ready to read. Try Rarity from the Hollow. It is one of the most unusual novels I’ve read in a great while. Look in on a dysfunctional family, poverty, child abuse, and the thought processes of a young girl turning the corner from childhood to adolescence, then put them all together in a surreal setting that looks at our society from a distinctly different viewpoint. You’ll enjoy the ride with Lacy Dawn and friends and family, but don’t expect the ride to be without bumps and enough food for thought to last you a long time.â€
Darrell Bain — 2005 Fictionwise eBook Author of the Year
Double Eppie Award winner 2007
May 8, 2007
Fatcat Press — http://www.fatcatpress.com
Two other book reviews —
http://www.baryon-online.com/baryon103/rarho.html
http://www.missourireview.com/tmr-blog/?p=310
Author website under construction —
http://pages.suddenlink.net/roberteggleton/
Awarded one of the best 15 releases in 2006 in Howard-Johnson’s “Back to Literature” column:
http://www.myshelf.com/backtoliterature/07/bookstonoblefame07.htm
Expression of interest and upcoming review:
http://www.okalrel.org/lynda_reads/2006/11/rarity-from-hollow-by-robert-eggleton.html
Thank you for your consideration.
Robert Eggleton