HeyJaredReflections from a Relentless Optimist
Claudia Barker's musings on protecting children and youth, telling your stories, and the power of the written word. Why relentless optimism? Because being hopeful gives us the motivation we need to do the work, build community, and effect change.
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Predators in the Land Down Under (opens the original)
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Someone is killing the men of the town. Well, not all of them, just the ones who beat their wives and sexually abuse children.I chose to watch Deadloch, a dark comedy set in Australia, because I’m a fan of offbeat murder mysteries in exotic locales. But I never expected it to delve into the issue of sexual abuse of teens by adults. As a survivor, this interests me greatly.The series opens in a fictitious seaside town in Tasmania where three men have turned up dead, their throats slit and their t
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