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The complicity of the people and institutions that surrounded Jeffrey Epstein is not unique. As shown in this Op Ed from the Minneapolis Star Tribune, written by the team that created Magic and Monsters, the documentary about the child sexual abuse scandal of the Children's Theatre Company (CTC), complicity is more like a protective commodity. The documentary exposes the long-kept secrets of sexual abuse at this beloved theater back in the 70s and 80s, the arrest of John Clar

I’ve never been good at doing things half-assed. It’s all or nothing in my book. So, when trauma hijacked my brain onstage the other night, it nearly did me in. I’m a survivor of sexual violence from a young age— I was 10 the first time I was assaulted. Then I was assaulted at 15, 19, 21… I spent a lifetime hiding my trauma from others. Then, I came forward in a very public way eleven years ago to expose one of my perpetrators and the theater organization that protected him.

In 1992, my husband and I bought a little house in Dayton, MN. I was pregnant with our first child. It was a small town, a far suburb of...

When I was twelve-years-old, I flew on a plane by myself for the first time to visit New Orleans — or “N’warlins.” It was summer vacation...

I woke up this morning before the sun rose. This isn’t a huge deal in the mountains. Those gigantic rocks keep the sun from hitting land...

Thank you to MN Playlist for publishing the following article on its website 11/16/21. To see the original posting click here. Local...

My mother was a badass. Not in a Xena Warrior Princess kind of way, but a warrior nonetheless. She was 5’ 2” but her nickname was “Big...

There is a sound reverberating through the house tonight. It’s the sound of my mother’s labored last breaths. She will soon find her way...

I was honored with the request to submit a letter to the Public Safety Committee of the Minnesota State Legislature last week, as they...