Last week I shared some of my experiences in Los Angeles. After that, I was invited to Dallas. This was through the introduction of a man who in his youth was in the notorious KIDS (of El Paso, New Jersey, etc.) Program. Paul Yanez, filmmaker and photojournalist, introduced me to Mr. Marcus M. Chatfield IV, writer of Institutionalized Persuasion. My prediction for […]
Just after writing, but before publishing Dead, Insane, or in Jail: A CEDU Memoir, the first book in my series, I did not know the next steps. My greatest hope was that the messages embedded in my narrative would help improve awareness that a Troubled Teen Industry existed — which it does. With this in […]
While a child, I witnessed madness around me, and had it coaxed out of me — as therapy. In many cases the therapy consisted of methods that were the opposite of therapy. In fact, a staff member confessed to me that they received paid bonuses for running propheets or workshops at the CEDU campuses. This promotion was available […]
I’m not a sociologist or anthropologist. I’m not currently trying to start a cult. I had two goals when I started writing the Dead, Insane, or in Jail (DIJ) book series: To chronicle what happened, to compose an accurate description of events while I was living in Northern Idaho. To demonstrate the impacts made by […]
Get excited for our Indiegogo campaign to launch Book 2! Pre-order the sequel, Dead, Insane, or in Jail: Overwritten! starting on March First – only from Indiegogo.com! This campaign will include opportunities for our friends and backers. Have you noticed how awesome Jonathan Weiner’s artwork is? We can’t wait to unveil the T-shirt design we’ve […]