Every family has its own lore, its own set of funny little anecdotes that are told, and laughed over, at every family reunion. In this case the author has dipped into her own family's file of weird and silly experiences and set them to verse. Written in a narrative and humorous style, each poem has been inspired by events that are unique to the author's family but at the same time can be universally related to. Readers are certain to see echoes of their own family life. From an aunt accidentally waterproofing her Thanksgiving turkey, to the uncle who resuscitated a chicken, the poems are sure to rouse your sense of humor and send you reminiscing about the strange but true stories in your own family.

Imagine a child experiencing something so traumatic that her brain forces her to forget the events for 40 years. That's what happened to Beth Taylor, and that's her personal story of clergy sexual abuse chronicled in Bless Them Father, for They Have Sinned. Taylor's story is an honest, heartbreaking, and hopeful look at her journey to explore repressed memories, and then work to overcome the repercussions of the sexual abuse she endured at the hands of the Catholic clergy.