Dody
My blogs
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Arts |
| Occupation | Writer, Speaker & Furniture Designer/Builder |
| Location | Lent Township, Minnesota, United States |
| Links | Wishlist |
| Introduction | Writing is how I breathe and process life. I am using this art form to express my passion for a quality life. I wrote for myself as a young child and imagined a better place. I wrote in my journal everyday in my teen years and found comfort in my words. My background is from a dark place common to near a quarter of our population. Now, I write to advocate for three million US children living with violence in their homes. My writing and public speaking breaks the silence of child abuse and encourages its prevention. I want children who are being harmed in their homes to receive the same help that animal activist have accomplished in preventing cruelty to animals. My memoir Fugue will be available September 1, 2011. I will post when my third book Ocean is published. It will help children talk about their fears and confusions. Call the National Hotline 1-800-422-4453 if you suspect a child is being harmed or neglected. Call Stop It Now if you suspect a child is being sexually abused at 1-888-773-8368. Click below to go to my profile page where I list helpful websites. |
| Interests | Writing and Speaking to Groups about Stopping Violence in our Homes and Preventing Child Abuse and Molestation. www.dodyshouseoffurniture.com, Reading, Anything that gets me on the Water and Hiking Minnesota's North Shore |
| Favorite movies | The Green Mile, Ryan's Daughter, Benny & Joon, Pay it Forward, August Rush, Freedom Writer's, The Holiday "I get to play the leading lady in my life" |
| Favorite music | Willie Nelson, Leonard Cohen |
| Favorite books | Bastard out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison, Two or Three Things I Know for Sure by Dorothy Allison, A Child called "It" by Dave Pelzer, The Lost Boy by Dave Pelzer, A Man Named Dave by Dave Pelzer, Beach Music by Pat Conroy |