Category: About Charles

Charles Aubrey Rogers

Happy 25th birthday to my son in heaven

If Charles was still with us, he’d have grand birthday plans. The pandemic we are in right now would have forced him to change the celebration. But he would have found a creative way around it. I wonder what that would have been.

Charles loved parties. Loved people.

He would talk about his birthday plans in January like the party would be happening the next week. It drove me nuts because he was hyperfocused on it and it was so important to him.

Because he exhausted me daily with party details months in advance, one time I laughed and said … Read more...

No one is too busy

This was one of my son, Charles’, last tweets.

I’ve thought about it a lot over the last few years since his death by suicide. I sit with it sometimes and let it marinate. Charles was never too busy for his family and friends. We were always a top priority. That’s just who he was and what I loved most about him.

He didn’t understand that not everyone else was like this.

For the last year, I’ve seen humans get busier and busier to the point that no one was paying attention to one another, only on their own goals. … Read more...

My book is featured on the Virginia Library Website

I hope you will allow me a braggy moment. Book sales tend to sag when I’m not speaking at conferences so this was a welcome surprise.

When libraries in Virginia are open again, people will be able to check the book out of the library. And it’s nice to be featured and you can see it here.

If you’ve read the book, please leave a review and recommend it to a friend who needs it. My heart and soul is between those book covers.

If you’ve not read it, here’s where you can find it.

Was I a failure
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Get a personalized signed copy

“Months later, I am still feeling the effects of Diary of a Broken Mind….I lost my own son to suicide 15 years ago, and although I have read so many books about this kind of loss, nothing has touched me as deeply as this.” —-Mea

Want a personalized signed copy of my book?

This will be a signed copy plus a personalized message with your name, or the name of someone you list. And you can say what message you want if you want that. Where it say’s “Name for personalization” below the paypal button is where you … Read more...

Reading: Diary of a Broken Mind. The Day After

reading from diary of a broken mind
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Have you gotten your copy yet? Diary of a Broken Mind. Video is here on YouTube. Please share!

If you’ve read it, please leave a review on Amazon or Good Reads.

Charles’ personality was so big
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Book signing was a success

Hosted by Jennifer Huffman at Richmond Wellness Center, we had the intimate book signing event I was hoping for. Fifteen at first, and then seventeen people later, joined us as I spoke and then had a worthwhile discussion with group members. A small group offered the opportunity to really catch up.

Then two people showed up randomly who thought that Richmond First Friday was being held at the location. First Friday is an event where artistic and creative shop owners keep their stores open on the first Friday of the month.

These two thought it was an art gallery. … Read more...

Auditions for audiobook are posted

The Diary of a Broken Mind ebook should be out later this month. It’s been uploaded and it’s being formatted now.

The publisher is going to upload it so it’s available worldwide so that my international subscribers can get the book. A few of you from Germany, Canada, the UK, Australia, and India have asked. Thank you for your interest.

The paperback is back in stock at Barnes & Noble

Yay! So it sold out three times online at this outlet which is pretty exciting.

It was sold out but now back in stock online.

Link to the auditions

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When Charles’ depression moved in, his self-esteem moved out

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It was in second grade and I was meeting with Charles’ teacher. He mentioned that my youngest child had a great foundation of self-esteem. He said it would benefit him later in life. He was funny, smart, self-confident although rarely well prepared for class and always slow to get his materials out.

But despite that, his grades were good.

It was around fifth grade that his confidence started to erode and his anxiety started to escalate. The rubber hits the road in fifth grade. A lot is expected of ten years olds and all of the organization required was more … Read more...

What advice do you feel like Charles would give right now?

Question from a high school student after one of my presentations.

That’s a tough one. (For those of you who don’t know, Charles is my son who died by suicide and I often speak to youth about mental health.)

To answer the question, I think he’d say be true to yourself and follow your passion.

Charles asked me once, “Mom are you following your passion?” I hesitated and then he said, “If you are taking that long to answer, you aren’t.

“You should follow your heart,” said the child with the world’s biggest heart.

So I did.

Charles’ personality
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Upcoming events

Upcoming Events

Just want to let all of you know what’s happening this week. So I’m not sitting at a table by myself.

MEDIA EVENT: Virginia This Morning
WTVR
3301 W Broad St, Richmond, VA , 23230
Thu, 11/14/2019
9:00 am-10:00 am

BOOK SIGNING: Barnes & Noble
Barnes & Noble
5501 West Broad Street , Richmond, VA , 23230
Thu, 11/14/2019
5:00 pm-7:00 pm

BOOK SIGNING: Book People Richmond VA
Book People
536 Granite Ave # A, Richmond , VA , 23226
Sat, 11/16/2019
1:00 pm-3:00 pm

Can’t come to any of these and have not gotten the book? You … Read more...

Book Club Request Form

Do you want me to speak to your book club (or some other group) about my book, Diary of a Broken Mind?

If you are local, we could meet in town. And if not, we can meet by skype, zoom, or google hangout.

If the form below is not showing up, too skinny or too something, it’s also here. I look forward to seeing you and your group.

https://annemoss.com/store/
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I could use your reviews

If you have finished the book, Diary of a Broken Mind, please leave a review. Thank you so much. Pick one! Leave one wherever you have an account. Barnes & Noble ordered more books, however, it’s not yet reflected on their website. I hope it gets resolved soon. ):

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A hug from heaven?
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#brokenmind

The stars of the emotionally naked tribe. I’ve asked that when people get the book that they post a photo of themselves with the book with the hashtag #brokenmind.

I don’t have a high-priced publicity team. But I have you guys! Thank you so much.

Over a year after my son’s suicide, I no longer hate being alive
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October is National Bullying Prevention month

Most have been bullied in their lifetime at some point including me. And while it is a practice that has existed since there were parents and children, it’s never been as 24/7 as it is these days with social media and texting when humiliation can spread like wildfire on a hot summer day in California.

I was always thankful that Charles was rarely bullied and from early on he understood that bullies had some underlying reason for their actions. I remember his being bullied on the bus at the age of 6 by a much older child which was killing … Read more...

Thank you for one of the ‘strongest launches ever’

Pictures from the launch

Fountain Book store might be local but they do launches for celebrities. It goes to show you what a group of passionate and determined people can do and I’m so grateful. I asked for help and you guys delivered. And because of all of you, it was one of the strongest pre-sale and launches events.

It just hit me today. I wrote a book after my son died. I actually did it. Wrote it, got it published. None of that was easy.

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“Mom, I have nothing.”
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