VICISSITUDES

  Transformation begins here.  “Lots of girls fall in love with girls and boys fall in love with boys. Don’t they?” Kim Green’s Rain -  from Vicissitudes This is the question that 9-year-old Rain asks her mother, Morgan, as she attempts to grasp the concept of homophobia. Neither Rain nor her mother can wrap their heads around it.  This scene from Vicissitudes is the entry point to the discussion of unconditional love, which is one of the foundational themes of the novel. Their discussion arises because Morgan knows of her best friend, Rene’s, pain as she grapples with the death of Rene’s mother and the irreversible damage that her mother has caused her. Rene is a symbol of the broken-heartedness that comes from being disavowed by one’s own blood. Morgan struggles to explain the irrationality of hatred to a child who has never been a victim of the kind of conditional love that keeps people from living their truth.  How do you teach your children about the miracle of love? What do yo

  Transformation begins here.  “What kind of man do you want to be?” Kim Green from Vicissitudes …It’s a good question that I hope that men everywhere are asking themselves. After a four-year terror blitz of white Alpha male bluster, we are an America exhausted, angered and bewildered by a new low of ignorance and malfeasance that have become the new norm. As our country moves forward, cautiously, we all hope to embrace a new kind of masculinity, one with compassion, decency and common sense at the core. We all hunger for men who can mend our broken hearts and rekindle our trust in a brighter future.  Imagine a man who can offer those traits and so much more.  Jahn, the charismatic protagonist of Vicissitudes is a man of kindness and decency . He is the perfect balance—strength, compassion, reflection and curiosity. However, he is a man in transition; a work in progress, open to examining what will make him a better man. Seemingly aloof, Jahn is communicative on his own terms. His tr

 Transformation begins here...   “Love is all there is…” Kim Green from Vicissitudes Welcome to Vicissitudes weekly!  I am proud to say that Vicissitudes , my new novel is set for pre-release next week. It is a modern-day romance that explores the intricacies of love and romance. The book challenges readers to embrace their whole selves to learn how to truly embrace others. The complex characters of Vicissitudes , each tell their story, creating unexpected plot twists and turns which promise to spark deep discussions about all that it takes to be fully human.  The deeper that I got into writing the novel, the more I understood that life is the only true privilege any of us have. It is the vicissitudes of life that keep us alive, charging us with the bravery to grow from the new and unexpected. If not, we perish into obsolescence. If open-mindedness keeps us alive, love is what keeps us human. It is with this in mind that I created these characters to take readers on an emotional journ