The Serpent's Tail

<p>After being born into an evangelical religious cult that evolved into an abusive communal life Deborah and her twin sister Esther experienced vastly different outcomes. Control issues for one impulsivity for the other. Both attempted to self-heal <span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>by healing</span> others. Deb spent thirty-four years in emergency nursing <span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Esther</span> sixteen years as an ER Tech. Esther's subsequent death in 2013 led Deb to write <em>'</em><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The</em><em> Serpent's Tail'</em> a memoir-in-verse detailing their first fourteen years in the cult and the devastating aftermath. She left the emergency to work with Veterans in recovery. Deb still <span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>lives</span> in the Prescott Quad Cities. </p>