Eleanor Skelton

Fake Cop: Cop Impersonator Gets 10 Years

This article was originally published in The Examiner on Sept. 13, 2016. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer On Monday, Sept. 12, the Jefferson County Criminal Court convicted Randall Errol Walker, 42, of impersonating a public servant, according to a statement from the district attorney. Walker pled guilty and received 10 years. He had previously been convicted of theContinueContinue reading “Fake Cop: Cop Impersonator Gets 10 Years”

Poem: For Mike

Today is World Suicide Prevention Day, and this is for Mike. Mike was another homeschool alum like me. He was a college classmate and my friend. I want so much for the homeschool community to recognize that we have pain and problems also. Not just public school kids. I want people like Mike to findContinueContinue reading “Poem: For Mike”

My escape from fundamentalist Christianity: 4 years after I left

Earlier this week, I said I’d be posting memories from my escape from the fundamentalist Christian cult that I grew up in. Today I’m telling it in pictures. May 20, 2012: I’ve just finished three years of college, and this is my last family vacation. We’re in Maine, around Kennebunkport and Camden. I’m not allowed toContinueContinue reading “My escape from fundamentalist Christianity: 4 years after I left”

That one time I chose freedom over soul death

This month marks four years since I escaped the cult. Sometimes it feels like yesterday, sometimes it feels like another lifetime ago. In the spirit of celebrating my independence, I’m posting something from the days when I was first learning to fly, slowly and painfully. This is an email I sent to some friends, afterContinueContinue reading “That one time I chose freedom over soul death”

Fourth Blue Origin Launch Could Foreshadow Civilian Space Travel

I ghost-wrote this news article for an Upwork client on June 19, 2016, which was originally published in The Inquisitr. If you’re interested in hiring me for freelance writing through Upwork, you can contact me through my profile here. Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket launched again at 10:36 a.m. this morning over west Texas. TheContinueContinue reading “Fourth Blue Origin Launch Could Foreshadow Civilian Space Travel”