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Sheila Flaherty is an Army brat who grew up to be a writer and clinical psychologist. She earned her Ph.D. from Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago, and has had a thriving private practice in the Chicago area, except for one year spent in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. While in Saudi, Sheila’s compassion led her to practice counseling secretly with American and Saudi women. This experience inspired her to write East of Mecca, a story about women within the confines of a violent, oppressive, male-dominated society. Sheila has placed in numerous screenwriting competitions, including the Nicholl Fellowship, Big Break, BlueCat, and Table Read my Script:London. East of Mecca was a Finalist in the 2018 Socially Relevant Film Festival ...more

The Weight of Sorrow

Sheila and Joe - Collage


Oh, brother, brother, brother���
I know you’ve been hangin’ on a long time
���But I love you like no other���
Oh, brother of mine

~ Carole King���

My baby brother, Joe, died early Friday morning, March 26th. It wasn���t totally unexpected���he���d been in hospice since sometime last July and very ill for four years. Still, the phone call was something I���d feared a

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East of Mecca

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