When we talk about sex trafficking, it is easy to reduce the victims to a number or a statistic. Average age of a trafficking victim: 13 years old. Average amount of time a woman survives sex trafficking: 7. Number of girls and women in… Continue Reading “Faces and Names”
The other day someone asked, “So, why did you write a novel about Human Trafficking?” I paused before I answered. I guess because I didn’t intend for Paint Chips to be about human trafficking. Or because it’s such a difficult topic. That is a question… Continue Reading “In My Own City”
Man, it’s so dark out here. Driving up and down the track looking for some sweet little thing to pick up, take some place even darker for a fast fling. It don’t hurt anybody. I wear protection, she gets some spending money. Win, win.… Continue Reading “Empty Life (inspired by Relevant Magazine’s article “The Other Victims of Prostitution”)”