Thinking about independence and freedom reminds me that some of us have to work really hard to break from the yoke that other people-our...

When people hear my story, they often ask me if I have forgiven my parents who abused and neglected me. I often wonder why they ask. Are...

Many of you ask me about the process of writing my memoir. See this article on me and how I did it on Women Writers, Women's Books. The...

Tomorrow, JUNE 25th, is my official PUB-DAY, the day my book in released into the world. As many of you know, a lot of hard work, blood,...

My inspiring memoir about overcoming the abuse and trauma of childhood and church is published this month by She Writes Press in...

New Becoming Your Best Version Podcast episode! Penny Lane is a writer, wife and mother with an insatiable passion for life and books....

Did you know it used to be legal to say, “We don’t hire women?" Or that acceptable thought used to be "that women were subordinate to...

My "official" Book Launch is approaching quickly-June 25th- and I am so excited to have my book out there. My press release includes an...

Pre-signing some books for my (ssshh!) secret launch party a dear friend is throwing me tomorrow! It's a week before pub date but our...

Interesting article on the difference between "ambition" and "workaholism." Hilary Frey says in her Slate article, "Workaholism is...

Check out this list from Shepherd.com, a website dedicated to helping new authors be seen, heard and READ! The 100 most recommended books...

Listen as I am interviewed for the Podcast "How My Parents Raised Me," discussing my relationship with my stepmother and the harm she...

Check out this article about my favorite books of 2023 on Shepheard.com Penny Lane's 3 favorite reads in 2023 (shepherd.com) Shepherd is...

OMG! I am really starting to feel like a writer! Sausalito Books by the Bay has my book, Redeemed A Memoir of a Stolen Childhood listed...

Finally, a published writer, in time for May being Mental Health month! See the whole article in Best Self Magazine. Reclaiming Freedom:...

Janet Robertson's "It Looked This Way to Me" is one of a growing number of memoirs published by non-celebrities, which is not the same...

A walk down Memory Lane... this is 45 Henry Street, the house I lived in in Linden, New Jersey, where I lived with my cousins and my...

April 26,2024 Validation brought me healing; Affirmation brought me change. — Out of the Storm "Systematic, repeated childhood trauma...

This is the last photo I have of my mom. That's me, just a few months old, taken a few months before she died. I see a kind face. I am...

Bravo to my talented and creative friend Erica Filanc Tanamachi who directed a superb documentary which premiered at the CAAMFest, Center...