The judge bellowed from the bench set high above the courtroom so as to separate his meanness from the rest of us and so that if you looked up at him too long your neck crooked in such a way that his bark became bite. The poor petitioners' that dared misuse pronouns or lacked proper proof of their claims were summarily dismissed in rapid succession and left the court with their heads bowed low, and some whimpered wantonly. Everyone came to court this day seeking a restraining order. A protecti

An international “edu-tainer” aboard cruise ships, Lori Nelson has been a professional speaker, writer, teacher, voice over talent, and stand-up for decades. Currently, Lori lives in Atlanta, Georgia, but secretly seeks her escape to go and live at sea? Sea dreams aside, she randomly writes her way towards wherever whims of fancy. Personal struggles should be private, but recovery requires public support. Quite the dichotomy. No one is perfect, yet everyone is perfectly gifted with whatever the

From pothole to published author, Torture is an amazing and intimate journey... a journey of soul-searching and redemption. A journey possible only by the grace of an angel and one woman's indomitable spirit. When Lori Nelson steps in a pothole on her street, virtually destroying her foot and shattering her soul, life as she knows it over. Or so she thinks. But, it seems, every time that inner voice says "I can't"... Lori discovers that she can. Souls and bones heal, but it takes time. It

When I lived there as a hopeful young lady, I had luscious long hair and a trim slender figure. Always tanned and toned from lounging in my backyard pool, my humble being yet unabated by lessons of a longer existence. I laughed a lot, dated different men, and sipped life through a straw of sugar coated experiences. I liked to dress up, go to disco bars, and float on a large raft at the beach near Oakland Park Blvd. I shopped at the brand new Pompano Fashion Square (so hip and cool back then), an