Be A Witness
My novel, The Witness, is so named because a young American tourist, Jennifer Jeffries, is the victim of
My novel, The Witness, is so named because a young American tourist, Jennifer Jeffries, is the victim of
In The Witness, Jennifer Jeffries feels an overwhelming anxiety about testifying against the man who attacked her. She barely escaped with her life; how can she
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“Trauma doesn’t disappear quickly. It is imprinted on the brain and reflected in the body. Trauma has a long life.” Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) manifests itself in
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Most people would agree that trauma is life-changing, but that statement allows for either positive or negative interpretation. When a traumatized individual decides
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As the readers of The Witness know, London Metropolitan Police Constable Brian Davies was an accomplished cook, or as they say in the UK, a “dab hand in the kitchen.” Late in 1998 he was assigned to a witness protection team tasked to
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In The Witness, it is spring in London, but Jenny can’t see or experience it. The survivor of a brutal assault, she has been confined
Memory: a powerful tool in our arsenal of learning instruments but also our own personal reporter which keeps us grounded by recording critical information about
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When George Bernard Shaw called the Americans and the English “two peoples separated by a common language,” he was intending to be
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Is it too late for a New Year’s resolution? My to-do list for the end of last year was so long that it spilled over into the new year. Add another activity to
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When we think of milestones, we are usually referring to the developmental milestones which parents are so happy to see their children reach. These may involve