The Stovepipe is a memoir full of laughter and tears and a moving story of sisterly love as well as their will to survive.

...and deliver me from evil." "Amen.

I'm so alive. As I stand facing the beauty of the never-ending Pacific Ocean, a late afternoon breeze blows down from the hills behind. As always, it is a beautiful day. The sun is making its final descent. The magic is about to begin. The skies are ready to burn with brilliance, as it turns from a soft blue to a bright orange. Looking towards the West, I stare in awe at the hypnotic power of the waves. A giant curl begins to take form, then breaks with a thundering clap as it crashes on the shore.

The most beautiful highway in the world

You can be a victim of cancer, or a survivor of cancer. It's a mindset.

What distresses me at times is that I meet a lot of people in their 40's, 50's, 60's, who still say they're a victim of child abuse.

I work 338 days a year, 16 hours a day.