About The Author
Hello friends
I'm going to give you a little background so that you know where I'm coming from when I write.
My book, Who Killed Lana B?, carries a very serious subject, domestic violence and murder of my daughter and the way I've learned to deal with my tragedy filled life is first to use it to help others, then to use humor.
I was born in a little town in Michigan called Buchanan. Although I wasn't born to poor black sharecroppers like Steve Martin, I was born to poor white European immigrants. Well, not too poor.
I'm (gasp!) over 50, but if I weren't that old, I would not have an overview and interaction of 20 years with the victim, criminal, the legal system and those designated, to change it.
Unfortunately, that's usually the victims, those with the least resources and the brave souls who try to make changes in a society where these changes are not easily made.
I grew up on a 56 acre farm with woods, a pond, fields, wildflowers, animal and all things Walden and loved it!
My mother died when I was 11 years old and I became the successor for cooking, baking, laundry, and cleaning on a farm with not so much as indoor plumbing or hot water. I guess I thought I could do it and I did.
My working life was spent in Human Resources and real estate. My main career was homemaking and raising three children.
Besides losing Lisa, I lost a son, Michael at 17 in a single car accident.
I also spent 12 years as a national victim's advocate, lobbying for passage of victim related bills.
Now that that period is over I will be very open and frank about what happened and those involved.
That is why my book is "not yet rated". I will not only step on toes, I will be squashing them.
My reputation for never taking speaker's fees or having to solicit a speaking engagement or allowing politicians to use me more than I could use them precedes me.
I will not often quote statistics but when I do, they will come from government sites, since it's unlikely that they have an axe to grind.
I will close with a promise to keep a positive spin on the issue.
For instance,if I write that the best therapy for a violent stalker and rapist is Smith & Wesson, I will be quick to point out that the more humane and life saving way is to deal with it properly from the first instance.
Millie
I'm going to give you a little background so that you know where I'm coming from when I write.
My book, Who Killed Lana B?, carries a very serious subject, domestic violence and murder of my daughter and the way I've learned to deal with my tragedy filled life is first to use it to help others, then to use humor.
I was born in a little town in Michigan called Buchanan. Although I wasn't born to poor black sharecroppers like Steve Martin, I was born to poor white European immigrants. Well, not too poor.
I'm (gasp!) over 50, but if I weren't that old, I would not have an overview and interaction of 20 years with the victim, criminal, the legal system and those designated, to change it.
Unfortunately, that's usually the victims, those with the least resources and the brave souls who try to make changes in a society where these changes are not easily made.
I grew up on a 56 acre farm with woods, a pond, fields, wildflowers, animal and all things Walden and loved it!
My mother died when I was 11 years old and I became the successor for cooking, baking, laundry, and cleaning on a farm with not so much as indoor plumbing or hot water. I guess I thought I could do it and I did.
My working life was spent in Human Resources and real estate. My main career was homemaking and raising three children.
Besides losing Lisa, I lost a son, Michael at 17 in a single car accident.
I also spent 12 years as a national victim's advocate, lobbying for passage of victim related bills.
Now that that period is over I will be very open and frank about what happened and those involved.
That is why my book is "not yet rated". I will not only step on toes, I will be squashing them.
My reputation for never taking speaker's fees or having to solicit a speaking engagement or allowing politicians to use me more than I could use them precedes me.
I will not often quote statistics but when I do, they will come from government sites, since it's unlikely that they have an axe to grind.
I will close with a promise to keep a positive spin on the issue.
For instance,if I write that the best therapy for a violent stalker and rapist is Smith & Wesson, I will be quick to point out that the more humane and life saving way is to deal with it properly from the first instance.
Millie