Books

Poetry, where a rambling of words stumble together and create a window into a poet’s world. A galaxy of emotions that run on memories filled with faith love, pain, joy, sadness and the habitation of worlds unknown.

Only Beautiful Remains began inside a nightstand drawer. A place where sheets of loose-leaf paper and a scrambling of words rested...

Understanding Childhood Trauma:

We all hear the shocking stories of child abuse, predators and the horrifying sex trade among children. The family secrets where no one is allowed to talk of such abuse by another family member. Believing the child will forget being horrifically raped and abused as the years go on. Adults covering up reasons that a...

Catherine was twelve years old standing on a sidewalk with a duffle bag of clothes as she looked at the home behind her. Its front door closed as the family behind it continued to lived their lives. A family she was unwanted by because she fought to not be abused anymore. A fight that made her lose out on family, but a fight that made her abuser...

A true story chronicling the young life of Catherine Alice Mellen and the mother who harbored a monster. A graphic, in-depth detailed look into the daily life of childhood trauma, family secrets and a young girl who just wanted the abuse to stop.


Catherine was five years old when she was subjected to a horrifying evil as fear instilled her...

A dark and poetic look into the world of childhood trauma, family secrets and into the mind of a survivor. Written through tears and empowered by strength, each poem amplifies the voices of the shame, secrets and silence that accompanies the lifelong struggles of being a statistic in a world full of abused children. A window into her upcoming...