I am Robin. I hated the name when I was little. For one thing Miss Joe on Romper Room never saw me in her magic mirror, and I waited every day for her to ask me if I had fun at play. For another thing, all of the Robin's I had heard of were boys. I loved frilly dresses and shiny shoes, and long princess hair. I had a pixie hair cut and this ridiculous name. My mother said, "What do you wish I would have named you?" Without hesitation I said "Star," the most beautiful, ethereal name I could think of at the age of three. I got used to my name through the years, and even decided I liked it. The...

A compelling autobiography that exemplifies a young girl's life of poverty, sexual improprieties and family dysfunction in Maine and Maryland during times of sexual revolution and social unrest. A representation of a coming of age and, decisions that lead to the ultimate choice of being a victim or survivor. The poems interspersed throughout this real-life story, solidify the feelings expressed in a way that the chapters alone cannot, all leading to choose capitalizing on the shred of dignity.

"Cubby's Cave" is a tale of one man's journey in life. It is a story set in Maine during the unrest of the sixties, with the Viet Nam war going and, the disillusionment of the presidency during Nixon's impeachment. Cub grew up in the midst of poverty, sexual impropriety and family dysfunction. He tells of his military experience, his debilitating disease of alcoholism, his court battles, and emotional battles with PTSD. It is a story of survival and salvation through God and Martial Arts.

In a day and age where social morays and family values and years of traditional thinking give way to a new world. A woman gladly facing the empty nest syndrome, and a new life in a new home, starts finding herself by connecting the dots. And, in this true life story, sets upon a path with only herself to answer to and daring to ask herself; What are my dreams and how do I go about fulfilling them? Wherein the previous autobiography asks life questions, this one attempts to answer them. A personal journey to find one's own truth.

This is a story of one woman's quest to find her true identity in the gray area between mania and depression. Ruthann came from a dysfunctional childhood, and found herself battling something she didn't understand by the time she reached her late twenties. Not having been diagnosed with bi-polar disease until later in life, the mood swings she suffered through were baffling. Her story is one of survival, sadness and humor, as well as everyday life. As she makes her way through weight gain and loss, relationships, addiction, depression, anxiety, and bouts of mania, she manages at the same time...