author : DiamondLaura Nicole Diamond is the author of the critically acclaimed novel SHELTER US, and the editor of DELIVER ME: True Confessions of Motherhood, a collection of true stories by 20 women writers. A civil rights lawyer and advocate for the homeless and disabled, Laura lives in Los Angeles with her husband and their two sons and foster daughter. Read her blog at ConfessionsofMotherhood.com. For more, visit www.LauraNicoleDiamond.com