IWSG Post

I realized just now that it's time for the IWSG post. I didn't write down the question as I normally do. So, I had to visit Alex's blog to see what the question was. Here's what it said:  Writers have secrets. What are one or two of yours that people would never guess from your writing?

Maybe I blocked that question from my brain for a reason. My secrets are dark. I won't go into all the details, but I'm sure, based on my writing here and the types of books I write, you all think my family life is like the Brady Bunch. Fun, wholesome, and just wonderful. Well, it's not. I have dealt with mental illness, substance abuse and addictions, family members who have committed suicide, violence, gangs, and a whole lot of other not so great things.

Right now, life is rolling smoothly. I can say it's been okay for the last 2 months. And I'm extremely grateful for that! But for the last six years, which is more than half of my time blogging here, it's been rough!

While I'm telling you this, I am going to add that I absolutely positively do not support the legalization of marijuana! It's a horrible drug that alters one's mind and makes it so easy to transition to the so-called worse drugs like heroin and LSD. Those drugs lead to death! I almost lost my own son to a heroin overdose. And it started with marijuana.

So there you go. Bet you didn't see that coming!