Posted in 2014 …

Getting Published

I began writing essays when I traveled to meet my cousins in Joao Pessoa, near the northern tip of Brazil by the Atlantic Ocean. Joao Pessoa is the second greenest city in the world. I am half Brazilian and my mom, who has passed, was from Natal, Brazil. I was infatuated with the light tan, … Continue reading →

Book talk

Tuesday March 11, Thank you Michele Veenker for hosting my Sherry Goes Sane book talk at Clackamas NAMI. It was a great evening. Everyone was so receptive and it was such a reward and privilege to give my presentation to your group. Thank you so much. Last night March 12, I enjoyed Gayathri Ramprasad’s book … Continue reading →

My Schizoaffective article

new link to my article Schizoaffective Disorder      Schizoaffective Disorder occurs in 1 and 100 people. It was first diagnosed by Dr. Jacob Kasanin in 1933. Many people who have it are diagnosed with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or major depression because it is difficult to understand its symptoms. Over the last forty-six years I have … Continue reading →

The Oscars

Loved the winners of the Academy Awards. I saw Dallas Buyers Club and thought it was a very powerful moving movie.

My 65th Birthday

Julie Fast treated me to a birthday dinner for my special day on Valentines Day. What fun! The next night, a friend came up from Salem, and we celebrated our birthdays at PF Changs. And last night I celebrated my birthday with my step family Becky, Lyle, and Jacob. We made up for the snow … Continue reading →

Kirkus Review of Sherry Goes Sane

Kirkus Review of my memoir Sherry Goes Sane: Living A Life With Schizo-Affective Disorder. “The prose is often beautiful, if harrowing, and readers will have sympathy for Joiner’s utter determination to find a way to live with her condition.” “An affecting hones memoir useful to anyone trying to understand life with psychosis.”