Scars. We all have them. The line from stitches we had after a tussle as a kid, from having an organ removed, repaired or replaced, from a …
Elle the Author
Your Diagnosis Doesn’t Define You: Hope in Difficult Times
A few years ago, I met Elle the Author at the LA Times Festival of Books, where we shared a table. We'd both written psych thrillers loosely …
Breast Cancer and Sexuality + a Girl Boner Grab Bag
“Addressing sexuality and the impact of cancer and its treatment on one’s sex life and intimacy with their partner is, in my mind, too often …
Help My Brilliant Friend Elle Beat Cancer
Two years ago on a sweltering April afternoon, I lugged copies of my novel to the LA Times Festival of Books, hoping I'd sell a few—okay, …
Sexual Trauma & Dating Abuse: Two Thrivers Bringing Hope and Healing
Nearly 1 in 5 women and 1 in 71 men report being raped and 1 in 20 adults experience other types of sexual trauma at some point. August …