By Tara Overzat I can only hope that appropriate sentencing of child abusers has come along way since the late 90s, but I am not sure that is the case. It is as if there is a [...]
Read moreAttached is a PDF of a presentation I gave describing Adult Children of Dysfunctional Families (ACDF) as a possible cultural context. ACDF have a lot in common with Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACOA, sometimes ACA) and often struggle with the same self-doubts and self-harm. It just reminds me that people have more in common than [...]
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Anyone who donates through my Products Page by Wednesday, March 30 will get an advanced e-book copy of my novel “Reverse Psychology” on March 31 and will receive thanks on my acknowledgments page. For as little as $2 you can be a “Bronze Benefactor” on my acknowledgments page and read the e-book a full 15 [...]
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Anyone who donates through my product page will get an advanced e-book copy of my novel “Reverse Psychology” on March 31 and will receive thanks on my acknowledgments page. For as little as $2 you can be a “Bronze Benefactor” on my acknowledgments page and read the e-book a full 15 days before everyone else! [...]
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Below is Part 2 of my reading the excerpt from my upcoming novel, “Reverse Psychology.” The ebook will be available April 15. For anyone who donates at the Products Page on shyextrovert.com, a free copy of the book will be made available to you on March 31. Thank you for your support!
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Below is Part 1 of my reading the excerpt from my upcoming novel, “Reverse Psychology.” The ebook will be available April 15. For anyone who donates at the Products Page at shyextrovert.com, a free copy of the book will be made available to you on March 31. Thank you for your support! ***** Marla Conroy [...]
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By Tara Overzat I can only hope that appropriate sentencing of child abusers has come along way since the late 90s, but I am not sure that is the case. It is as if there is an unspoken understanding that children are the “property” of their parents, so that we should not judge the methods [...]
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I have been working on my first fiction novel for a while, and now have an excerpt ready for download. It’s a small PDF (about 60kb) and can be opened with Adobe Acrobat. Thanks for all of your support, guys! I’ve still got a while to go on my writing journey. ~ Tara Overzat ***** [...]
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By Tara Overzat A year or two after I turned eighteen, I gave serious thought to changing my last name from Overzat to my mother’s maiden name. I didn’t want anything I did to be associated with someone I had not wanted in my life for years. The name for me was tainted.
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By Tara Overzat Children shouldn’t have to be parenting themselves – worried about danger, taking precautions, and trying to tell their parents what has to be done. When I was living abroad, a friend told me a mole that I had ignored for years looked awfully suspicious. He made me promise to have it looked [...]
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By Tara Overzat Imagine yourself on the phone with someone you haven’t spoken with in a long time. You’ve missed this person, and she gives every indication of having missed you, too. Before you know it, past transgressions have melted away and you enthusiastically tell this person everything that has been going in your life [...]
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