Donna M. Carbone is a freelance writer and contributor to the West Palm Beach Examiner and Skirt Magazine. Her poetry and short stories have graced A Long Story Short and been published in the Lucidity Journal. Her blog, A View From My Pedestal, appears on opensalon.com and has generated a large fan base. Donna has been featured on the highly regarded news ezine, Salon.com. She is presently working on two fictionalized books based on true stories and has a number of screenplays under consideration. Since her daughter's kidnapping and rape in 2007, Donna has been an outspoken voice for women's rights. She also advocates for better health programs for veterans. Contact Donna at aviewfrommypedestal@comcast.net. "Each day inspires me...what I see, hear and experience.... if it stays in my mind, I write about it." -"Each day inspires me...what I see, hear and experience.... if it stays in my mind, I write about it." -Donna M. Carbone