Author. Poet. Survivor. Blogger. Podcaster. Speaker.Tumblr (3.0; @steampunkgrey)http://steampunkgrey.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bcff386cc96a0f8d2fee50ac0c257414/tumblr_mn8anszsdQ1re0bcto1_100.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Book Review: Rape is Rape</big></p><blockquote><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/161374479X/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=161374479X&linkCode=as2&tag=chriandetharo-20">Rape is Rape: How Denial, Distortion, and Victim Blaming are Fueling a Hidden Acquaintance Rape…</a></p></blockquote><p><a href="http://christinerose.wordpress.com/2013/05/22/book-review-rape-is-rape/">View Post</a></p>http://steampunkgrey.tumblr.com/post/51116404811http://steampunkgrey.tumblr.com/post/51116404811Wed, 22 May 2013 21:55:03 -0400amazonauthorchristine roserapevictim blaming<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6158de8a489f71ca64e8818c5508d5ca/tumblr_mn7k3rtTMb1re0bcto1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Living Your Purpose</big></p><blockquote><p>One of the things I’ve been really struggling with over the past couple of years of this sexualized…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://omgrey.wordpress.com/2013/05/22/living-your-purpose/">View Post</a></p>http://steampunkgrey.tumblr.com/post/51076254854http://steampunkgrey.tumblr.com/post/51076254854Wed, 22 May 2013 12:21:27 -0400authorexistential thoughtexistentialismhealinghonestyintimacylovemental healthmid-life crisisnon-monogamyo.m. greyolivia greyopenopen marriagepurposeraperape survivorsexual assaultsexualized violencesuicidal ideationsuicidal tendenciessuicidesurvivortherapisttherapy<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/cd91a1eaa15a93f9d57f014cd5924dfa/tumblr_mn5nldSGl01re0bcto1_100.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Book Review: Lullaby</big></p><blockquote><p><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22206.Lullaby">Lullaby</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2546.Chuck_Palahniuk">Chuck Palahniuk</a><br/> My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/612970619">2 of 5 stars</a></p> <p>Brilliant. That’s the word, the only word, that…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://omgrey.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/book-review-lullaby/">View Post</a></p>http://steampunkgrey.tumblr.com/post/50993726917http://steampunkgrey.tumblr.com/post/50993726917Tue, 21 May 2013 11:41:36 -0400darkdementeddisturbingfight clublullabynecrophiliao.m. greyolivia greypalahniukproserapewriter<a href="http://literaryreference.tumblr.com/post/50677204942/why-do-men-keep-putting-me-in-the-girlfriend-zone">[insert literary reference]: Why Do Men Keep Putting Me in the Girlfriend-Zone?</a>: <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://literaryreference.tumblr.com/post/50677204942/why-do-men-keep-putting-me-in-the-girlfriend-zone">literaryreference</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>You know how it is, right, ladies? You know a guy for a while. You hang out with him. You do fun things with him—play video games, watch movies, go hiking, go to concerts. You invite him to your parties. You listen to his problems. You do all this because you think he wants to be your friend.<br/><br/>But…</p> </blockquote> <p>Brilliant.</p>http://steampunkgrey.tumblr.com/post/50932634650http://steampunkgrey.tumblr.com/post/50932634650Mon, 20 May 2013 17:00:21 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/deead84b18e2e63361adf42940d5c863/tumblr_mn3oyv2jtN1re0bcto1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Witch on the Water (Podcast) - Chapter 23 & 24</big></p><blockquote><p>Cullen thought he had enough trouble surviving school, dealing with his miserable home life, and…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://christinerose.wordpress.com/2013/05/20/witch-on-the-water-podcast-chapter-23-24/">View Post</a></p>http://steampunkgrey.tumblr.com/post/50907517252http://steampunkgrey.tumblr.com/post/50907517252Mon, 20 May 2013 10:16:07 -0400amazonappleauthorbarnes and noblebloggerblue moose pressceltic mythologychristine roseconsultantcullen knightemerging authorethan rosefeedburnerfictionituneskindlenookpodcastpodiobookpodiobooksrowan of the woodserialized fictionsmashwordswitch on the waterwizardwriter<a href="http://t.co/3Sp9gCuXrd">Elegant Savages | THE ELEGANT SAVAGES #3</a>: <blockquote class="link_og_blockquote">Alternative music, lifestyle, art, views and photography. <a href="http://www.facebook.com/TheElegantSavages">www.facebook.com/TheElegantSavages</a> Twitter: @ElegantSavages</blockquote> <p>Coolness! This issue has a copy of my article “Emotional and Sexual Predators.”</p>http://steampunkgrey.tumblr.com/post/50730593907http://steampunkgrey.tumblr.com/post/50730593907Sat, 18 May 2013 10:43:11 -0400<a href="http://omgrey.wordpress.com/2013/05/17/zm_ch1-in-which-nickie-nick-discovers-her-destiny/">ZM_CH1: In Which Nickie Nick Discovers Her Destiny</a>: <p><blockquote class="link_og_blockquote">In the Victorian tradition, today starts the serialization of The Zombies of Mesmer: A Nickie Nick Vampire Hunter Novel.  Join me every Friday for a new installment of this YA Steampunk ParaRomance…</blockquote></p>http://steampunkgrey.tumblr.com/post/50730450846http://steampunkgrey.tumblr.com/post/50730450846Sat, 18 May 2013 10:40:53 -0400<p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://confessionsofarapevictim.tumblr.com/post/50729068880/763">confessionsofarapevictim</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>I don’t think people like me recover. I think there are some of us who are really, really lucky, and find someone who loves us and maybe never tell him… just bury it somewhere only we can find it and never talk about it again. But the rest of us, the ones who can’t bury it… I don’t think we ever recover. I think we kill ourselves, eventually. I can’t believe I’ve done this for 10 years already. I can’t do it forever. It isn’t getting better and there’s nowhere else to go.</p> </blockquote>http://steampunkgrey.tumblr.com/post/50730203875http://steampunkgrey.tumblr.com/post/50730203875Sat, 18 May 2013 10:36:49 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4db2ec3cd56f5bd270cd49adb8bf986b/tumblr_mmy5o66waK1re0bcto1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>ZM_CH1: In Which Nickie Nick Discovers Her Destiny</big></p><blockquote><p>In the Victorian tradition, today starts the serialization of <em><a href="http://t.co/2EQG5UQy">The Zombies of Mesmer: A Nickie Nick…</a></em></p></blockquote><p><a href="http://omgrey.wordpress.com/2013/05/17/zm_ch1-in-which-nickie-nick-discovers-her-destiny/">View Post</a></p>http://steampunkgrey.tumblr.com/post/50653170913http://steampunkgrey.tumblr.com/post/50653170913Fri, 17 May 2013 10:31:18 -0400authorbookbuffybuffy the vampire slayerlovenickie nicko.m. greyolivia greyparanormal romancepassionserialized fictionserialized novelsteampunkteenteen romancethe zombies of mesmervampire huntervampiresvictorianyazombieszombies of mesmer<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/cd91a1eaa15a93f9d57f014cd5924dfa/tumblr_mmuh90dlXr1re0bcto1_100.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Book Review: Lullaby</big></p><blockquote><p><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22206.Lullaby">Lullaby</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2546.Chuck_Palahniuk">Chuck Palahniuk</a><br/> My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/612970619">2 of 5 stars</a></p> <p>Brilliant. That’s the word, the only word, that…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://christinerose.wordpress.com/2013/05/15/book-review-lullaby/">View Post</a></p>http://steampunkgrey.tumblr.com/post/50498072648http://steampunkgrey.tumblr.com/post/50498072648Wed, 15 May 2013 10:51:00 -0400amazonauthorbook reviewchristine rosefight clublullabynecrophiliapalahniukrape<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bf8a9d504639d41b4481efb66906faf6/tumblr_mmueq4crpE1re0bcto1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>PTSD: Somatic Experiencing & ACE Study</big></p><blockquote><p>Through my somatic therapist’s blog, I found some incredible resources and further information to…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://omgrey.wordpress.com/2013/05/15/somatic-experiencing-ace-study/">View Post</a></p>http://steampunkgrey.tumblr.com/post/50495705964http://steampunkgrey.tumblr.com/post/50495705964Wed, 15 May 2013 09:56:28 -0400aceadverse childhood experiencesauthorbroken heartchild abusechronic stressfeargriefhealhealingintimacyloveo.m. greyolivia greypeter levineptsdraperape survivorrecoveryrelationshipsromancesexsexual abusesexual assaultshatteredslinkysomatic experiencingsomatic therapytonic immobilitytrauma<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bcff386cc96a0f8d2fee50ac0c257414/tumblr_mmsqllY7Qd1re0bcto1_100.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Book Review: Rape is Rape</big></p><blockquote><p><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16056736-rape-is-rape">Rape is Rape: How Denial, Distortion, and Victim Blaming are Fueling a Hidden Acquaintance Rape…</a></p></blockquote><p><a href="http://omgrey.wordpress.com/2013/05/14/review-rape-is-rape/">View Post</a></p>http://steampunkgrey.tumblr.com/post/50426005371http://steampunkgrey.tumblr.com/post/50426005371Tue, 14 May 2013 12:17:44 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/deead84b18e2e63361adf42940d5c863/tumblr_mmqq2m3whZ1re0bcto1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Witch on the Water (Podcast) - Chapter 21 & 22</big></p><blockquote><p>Cullen thought he had enough trouble surviving school, dealing with his miserable home life, and…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://christinerose.wordpress.com/2013/05/13/witch-on-the-water-podcast-chapter-21-22/">View Post</a></p>http://steampunkgrey.tumblr.com/post/50341922059http://steampunkgrey.tumblr.com/post/50341922059Mon, 13 May 2013 10:11:10 -0400amazonappleauthorbarnes and noblebloggerblue moose pressceltic mythologychristine roseconsultantcullen knightemerging authorethan rosefeedburnerfictionituneskindlenookpodcastpodiobookpodiobooksrowan of the woodserialized fictionsmashwordswitch on the waterwizardwriter<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/23317551165508fcd9f921b4e4740147/tumblr_mml8k9oLMT1re0bcto1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>The Zombies of Mesmer (Podcast) - Chapter 22</big></p><blockquote><p>Follow Nicole Knickerbocker Hawthorn (Nickie Nick) as she discovers her destiny as The Protector,…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://omgrey.wordpress.com/2013/05/10/the-zombies-of-mesmer-podcast-chapter-22/">View Post</a></p>http://steampunkgrey.tumblr.com/post/50091642384http://steampunkgrey.tumblr.com/post/50091642384Fri, 10 May 2013 11:04:57 -0400audiobookauthorboneshakerbookbuffybuffy the vampire slayerenglandhyde parklondono.m. greyolivia greyparanormal romancepassionpodcastpodiobookpoetrenaissancesteampunkteenteen romancevampire diariesvampiresvictorianzombieszombies of mesmer<blockquote><p>My alter-ego, O. M. Grey, <a href="http://www.eroticromancepublishers.com/2013/05/guest-post-four-fold-twitter-approach.html">wrote a post for Erotic Romance Publishers on my Four-Fold Twitter approach</a>.</p> <p>Here’s an excerpt:</p> <blockquote>Sex sells. At least that’s what we hear over and over again, and it does to an extent. Erotica sells quite well to a specific…</blockquote></blockquote><p><a href="http://christinerose.wordpress.com/2013/05/10/o-m-grey-talks-four-fold-twitter-approach/">View Post</a></p>http://steampunkgrey.tumblr.com/post/50090402395http://steampunkgrey.tumblr.com/post/50090402395Fri, 10 May 2013 10:37:38 -0400amazonauthorbloggerchristine roseemerging authorindependentmarketingo. m. greypublishingrealitysocial networkingsocial networkstwitter<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9824a7b59b145bf99b43a651b5061f62/tumblr_mmhnxkl2o41re0bcto1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Transference & Trust</big></p><blockquote><p>I’m falling in love with my therapist.</p> <p>At least that’s what it feels like sometimes. Fortunately,…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://omgrey.wordpress.com/2013/05/08/troubling-transference/">View Post</a></p>http://steampunkgrey.tumblr.com/post/49941109961http://steampunkgrey.tumblr.com/post/49941109961Wed, 08 May 2013 12:46:32 -0400authorbroken hearterotic transferencefeargriefhealinghonestyintimacylovenon-monogamyo.m. greyolivia greyopenopen marriagepassionraperape survivorrelationship advicerelationshipsromancesexsexual assaultshatteredsomatic therapytherapisttherapytransference<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/deead84b18e2e63361adf42940d5c863/tumblr_mmdr9jRQKx1re0bcto1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Witch on the Water (Podcast) - Chapter 19 & 20</big></p><blockquote><p>Cullen thought he had enough trouble surviving school, dealing with his miserable home life, and…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://christinerose.wordpress.com/2013/05/06/witch-on-the-water-podcast-chapter-19-20/">View Post</a></p>http://steampunkgrey.tumblr.com/post/49774398341http://steampunkgrey.tumblr.com/post/49774398341Mon, 06 May 2013 10:08:07 -0400amazonappleauthorbarnes and noblebloggerblue moose pressceltic mythologychristine roseconsultantcullen knightemerging authorethan rosefeedburnerfictionituneskindlenookpodcastpodiobookpodiobooksrowan of the woodserialized fictionsmashwordswitch on the waterwizardwriter<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/23317551165508fcd9f921b4e4740147/tumblr_mm89t0V5Jo1re0bcto1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>The Zombies of Mesmer (Podcast) - Chapter 20 & 21</big></p><blockquote><p>Follow Nicole Knickerbocker Hawthorn (Nickie Nick) as she discovers her destiny as The Protector,…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://omgrey.wordpress.com/2013/05/03/the-zombies-of-mesmer-podcast-chapter-20-21/">View Post</a></p>http://steampunkgrey.tumblr.com/post/49514967864http://steampunkgrey.tumblr.com/post/49514967864Fri, 03 May 2013 11:03:00 -0400audiobookauthorboneshakerbookbuffybuffy the vampire slayerenglandhyde parklondono.m. greyolivia greyparanormal romancepassionpodcastpodiobookpoetrenaissancesteampunkteenteen romancevampire diariesvampiresvictorianzombieszombies of mesmer<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d0e7b7ea746a935da316ee863323eec8/tumblr_mm4nnb250x1re0bcto1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Rowan of the Crisp</big></p><blockquote><p>Dylan Kirkpatrick holds his creation–a cereal based on our book <em><a href="http://tinyurl.com/RowanAMZ">Rowan of the Wood</a>, </em>part of his…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://christinerose.wordpress.com/2013/05/01/rowan-of-the-crisp/">View Post</a></p>http://steampunkgrey.tumblr.com/post/49365207504http://steampunkgrey.tumblr.com/post/49365207504Wed, 01 May 2013 12:11:35 -0400amazonauthorbook reportchristine rosedylan kirkpatrickemerging authorethan rosefictionindependentindiemagic wandmarketingmoss havenrowan of the crisprowan of the woodschool projectvampirewizardwriter<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6d40a410e5e3d18e86da93b9070c3aa2/tumblr_mm4lzjZJGM1re0bcto1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>PTSD: Dissociation & Depersonalization</big></p><blockquote><p>Mid-August 2012. The sun shone on the lake. The warm breeze blew hair into my eyes. My husband put…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://omgrey.wordpress.com/2013/05/01/ptsd-dissociation-depersonalization/">View Post</a></p>http://steampunkgrey.tumblr.com/post/49363315511http://steampunkgrey.tumblr.com/post/49363315511Wed, 01 May 2013 11:35:43 -0400abuseamazonauthorbroken heartdepersonalizationdissociationfeargriefhealingheartbrokenloveo.m. greyolivia greyptsdraperape survivorrecoveryrtssexual assaultshatteredwhat dreams may come