Eleanor Skelton

Here’s my Hurricane Harvey rescue story

So here’s my Harvey update finally. My coworkers and I worked for nearly 18 days straight during the hurricane and the flooding, and I wasn’t able to post sooner. The rain started on Friday, Aug. 25. The eye of the storm passed over me on Tuesday evening, Aug. 29. I’d been getting up every fewContinueContinue reading “Here’s my Hurricane Harvey rescue story”

#IWasMadeFor: World Suicide Prevention Day 2017

Originally posted on Facebook on Sept. 11, 2017. So this week is Suicide Prevention Week, which started with World Suicide Prevention Day yesterday. I speak out about this because I don’t want anyone else to feel alone like I did. People are always surprised when they find out. “You seem so happy all the time,ContinueContinue reading “#IWasMadeFor: World Suicide Prevention Day 2017”

New Blog Layout: 2017

Those of you who’ve read my last couple posts probably noticed that I’ve updated my blog design again. And I’ve changed the URL, just in case you didn’t notice the site redirect. I needed to put more space between my personal writing and my professional life. Now that I work for a local newspaper, I’mContinueContinue reading “New Blog Layout: 2017”

So I’m turning 28. | Donating my birthday to TWLOHA

Here’s a little secret most people don’t know about me. I can’t even count the number of times I almost died. This is not an exaggeration. People ask me, how could you want to just end everything? You have your whole life ahead of you, you’re good at writing, and you’re so happy all theContinueContinue reading “So I’m turning 28. | Donating my birthday to TWLOHA”

Woman injured after car crashes into Beaumont hair salon

This article was originally published in The Examiner on August 17, 2017. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer One person was hurt after a car drove into a Beaumont hair salon Wednesday morning, The accident happened just after 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 9 at Salon West in the 7100 block of Phelan Boulevard, Beaumont Fire-Rescue said. TheContinueContinue reading “Woman injured after car crashes into Beaumont hair salon”