Monthly Archives July 2014

Excerpt from my upcoming book, Facehooked, due out October 1, 2014 through Reputation Books – – Whether it’s for sport or for compensation, false representation on Facebook is mostly  harmless, but when sport becomes malicious behavior people can end up being hurt or traumatized. Take Jackie, for example: I believed I had found the man of my dreams in Seattle. According to his profile, Justin was professionally successful, believed in long-term commitment, and wanted to have a wife and children one day. I began communicating with Justin when he friended me through a mutual friend. I instantly fell in love
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A crippling road accident, polio, her husband’s countless affairs, a miscarriage, childlessness, a foot amputation, alcohol abuse and a lifetime of incapacitating chronic pain: Frida Kahlo transformed her pain into awe-inspiring art. Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderon, as her name appears on her birth certificate, was born on July 6, 1907 in the house of her parents, known as La Casa Azul (The Blue House), in Coyoacan, a town on the outskirts of Mexico City. Self Portrait with Monkeys (1943) Even at a young age, Frida Kahlo challenged the status quo: As a girl, she participated in boxing and
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