I spent years worrying about what people would think if I finished and published my memoir, Hippie Boy: A Girls Story. I didnt want to hurt anyone, particularly my mom, a devout Mormon who credits the LDS Church with saving her life. And yet it was her obsession and absolute…
Author: Ingrid Ricks
Ingrid Ricks is a Seattle-based writer and speaker who focuses on overcoming adversity and embracing life. She is the author of Hippie Boy: A Girl's Story, her memoir about a feisty teenage girl who escapes her abusive Mormon stepfather by joining her dad on the road as a tool-selling vagabond -- until his arrest forces her to take charge of her life. Hippie Boy: A Girl's Story is available as an eBook and paperback on Amazon & BN.com.
If World’s Doomed, I’m Grateful to Have a Mormon Mother
We were poor when I was growing up. So poor that we depended on free lunches at school, WIC food vouchers from the government, and occasional trips to the Church welfare office to eat. But our daily struggle to survive didnt keep my mom from stockpiling food in preparation for…