Welcome!

You have reached the Web site of Robert Newsom. I am the co-author of a true crime book entitled Deadly Kin, which I wrote with William Trotter over a decade ago. Deadly Kin is about the murder of most of my immediate family by one of its members.

Some time ago, I appeared with Gary Zukav on The Oprah Winfrey Show, and that appearance has produced a modest interest in Deadly Kin, which is presently out of print. There have been a lot of changes in my life and outlook since Bill and I wrote that book, and I have created this web site as a way for old friends, and individuals interested in the book, to reach me.

During my lifetime I have worn a lot of hats. I have been a graduate student in Philosophy, an Attorney, a writer and an inept business man. Today, I am a nurse. At the heart of nursing is caring, and caring is transformative. I do not mean to suggest that nursing transforms every person who enters the profession. But throughout history nursing has transformed and changed some men who accepted it as a calling.

I am currently working on a new book which deals with my own "transformation by nursing." It is tentatively titled Child of the Sleeping Mother. I hope to find a publisher and finish this project by September of 2004. Meanwhile, this Web site shares a little of how my journey into nursing has changed me over the years. Each page details a new outlook or interest I have, or activity I have undertaken, as a result of this journey. If you would like to discuss some of these ideas and experiences, write to me.