I've put my last post in drafts; it was harsher against a friend of mine than I really wanted, given that he was kind, tender, and so gentle and reassuring after the incident I described. And the making-up for something we do wrong often outweighs a bad (or boneheaded) mistake.
In my next post, I am going to describe a time with a true gentleman, recently, after the bad incident--just a waltz, but one which helped me feel like a cherished and beautiful woman again, a few days after a very bad incident where I felt demeaned and ugly.
My name is Joan McMillan and this blog is, as Emily Dickinson says, "my letter to the world." I am currently working on a nonfiction book about the murder of a young woman, Asha Veil, born Joanna Dragunowicz, and her unborn daughter, Anina, on September 9, 2006. My book is meant to honor her life and illuminate the need to create a safer world for women and children.
To read an excerpt from the book, please click on the following link:
ashaveilbook.blogspot.com
An excerpt from The Pleasure Palace, my romantic comedy, can be found here: