The Potty Mouth Granny

  • Elizabeth Báthory: A Short Biography

    Before she became a legend whispered in fear, Elizabeth Báthory was a little girl born into power. She entered this world in 1560, in the kingdom of Hungary, a child of wealth, intellect, and ancient bloodlines. Her family ruled vast lands, commanded armies, and mingled with royalty. But even in childhood, there were signs that…

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  • PTSD, Black Youth, Drugs, & The Lack of Empathy

    My daughter is 22 years old and she’s been through a lot mentally over the past eight years. She’s lost so many friends to murder on the streets of Chicago that it’s heartbreaking. Some of her classmates from grade and high school. Friends from the various neighborhoods we have lived in. So many lost children…

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  • Violence, Mayhem, and Chicago

    My family migrated to Chicago during the 1940s and they told the most marvelous stories of living here during that era. From dranking at juke joints in Bronzeville to eating the good cooking at various Black owned restaurants scattered throughout the city. Then I have my own stories of growing up on the South East…

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