The Melindaville Blog
Blog URL http://blog.melindaville.com
Located Boston, Massachusetts USA
Tags Memoir, Addiction, Recovery, Sex Industry, Sexual Abuse, Personal Stories, Inspiration, Change, Triumph
The blog chronicles Melinda’s writing and publishing of her memoir about her experiences as a former actor, punk musician, sex industry worker & heroin addict and her 15-year journey of recovery.
Latest Blog Posts
- Roar of the Crowd on Nov 19, 2009 in Childhood Theater Lost Dreams Happiness Inspiration
Do you ever really get over your first love? I have to think a person never really does. As I have written previously—my first real love was my love of the theater and that bug bit me hard and deep when I was a young girl. So many...
- That Winter of Discontent on Nov 13, 2009 in Addiction Personal Stories Cocaine Prostitution Heroin Lost Dreams Treatment Drugs
The purity of the fresh, white snow blanketing Cleveland belied the desperation of my own situation. Looking out of a window in the abandoned, condemned building I had been calling home for the past few months, I could feel the bitter, biting w...
- The Bigger Package on Nov 4, 2009 in Personal Development Health Gratitude Addiction and Recovery Healing Challenges Illness Happiness Courage
Early in recovery, I was complaining about this and that (and likely everything!) to my good friend, Jim, who is also a wise Medicine Man of the Crow Tribe in Montana. He smiled patiently while listening to me and then turned, looking me direct...
- The Broken Places on Oct 28, 2009 in Personal Development Childhood Sexual Abuse Healing the Past Courage Writing the Memoir
I apologize for not having a podcast this week—Les and I are currently traveling and I forgot my recording equipment at home and I have not yet found a suitable replacement on the road. My wonderful friend, Edward Hemingway (yes of that Hemi...
- One Night in Amarillo (or 'Be Afraid--Be VERY Afraid!') on Oct 20, 2009 in Withdrawal Addiction Heroin Personal Stories Drugs
Michael and I decided to take the long way around on our way from San Francisco to Cleveland, Ohio, dipping south into Los Angeles for a brief visit with the aunt and uncle who had partially raised him. If we had not taken that particular route...
- Shades of New York on Oct 15, 2009 in Memories Healing the Past Punk Rock Lost Dreams Living in the Moment Writing the Memoir Sex Industry
Les and I just returned from a visit to New York City, a place that holds so many memories for me. Arriving at Penn Station last week, reflections of those experiences flooded my brain—some bitter, some sweet, and some a combination of the tw...
- The Season of the Witch on Oct 6, 2009 in Crossroads Life Living in the Moment Self Inspiration Happiness Gratitude Healing Healing the Past Reflections
I love autumn . . . love the name autumn—so why would anyone want to call it “fall?” Personally, I always preferred the term “autumn” to “fall” because ‘fall’ conjures up a negative overtone. When has the word ‘fall’ been...
