Archive for July, 2008



Self Imposed Insomnia

July 28th, 2008

They called me on a Saturday.
“Please come and get her,” they said, “Please. There’s no one else.”
I turned to my husband. “Absolutely not,” he said.
But when they opened up the evidence folder and showed him the pictures of her broken malnourished body, he relented.
“Well, it is only for a few weeks…”
She’s terrified of everything. Loud [...]

Letter From West Valley Child Crisis Center

July 15th, 2008

:A couple of days ago, I went to check my mail and recieved this nice letter from West Valley Child Crisis Center. (Click the image if you want to see a larger version)
I was particularly happy to see this letter. Mainly because it signifies the official END to my Charity Challenge. Don’t get me wrong, [...]