Table of Contents
Preface xi
Chapter 1 There goes another life 1
Chapter 2 When one door closes … 7
Chapter 3 Oprah is coming to town 11
Chapter 4 Calling all prisons 14
Chapter 5 The women of Vanier 20
Chapter 6 And then there were men 31
Chapter 7 What's a Manuel Ferreira? 35
Chapter 8 Humble beginnings 42
Chapter 9 Publicly speaking 48
Chapter 10 You go, girl! 50
Chapter 11 Mitchell and mental health 55
Chapter 12 The legend of Cowboy Gord 63
Chapter 13 The mother of all healing 69
Chapter 14 Rape, regret and remorse 73
Chapter 15 A tale of two pretties 81
Chapter 16 Harry and Kally 85
Chapter 17 Gratitude: Alex and Sandy 90
Chapter 18 Love shouldn't hurt 97
Chapter 19 Third time is a charm 110
Chapter 20 Let's make love 117
Chapter 21 Seniors who sizzle 125
Chapter 22 Different libidos 129
Chapter 23 Shit happens 132
Chapter 24 Effing around 136
Chapter 25 Surviving Saul 140
Chapter 26 LGBTQ+ and Jamie 147
Chapter 27 My fiancé 151
Chapter 28 Clusterfucks! 156
Chapter 29 Know when to fold 'em 163
Chapter 30 That's what friends are for 171
Chapter 31 The heartbreak of over 177
Chapter 32 It takes a village 179
Chapter 33 Justice in the jungle 187
Chapter 34 Anger matters 193
Chapter 35 "I smash his head" 201
Chapter 36 Intentional happiness 207
Chapter 37 One hand two hearts 219
Chapter 38 A prison divided 226
Chapter 39 Integrity: Of Brilliance 234
Chapter 40 A lesson for Miss Devine 241
Epilogue: Sammy's GED 247
Honourable Mentions 250
About the Author 254
