J. Dana Trent, right, speaks with a student after class at Wake Technical Community College in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Jan. 30, 2020. RNS photo by Yonat Shimron ...

J. Dana Trent as a toddler with her mother. Courtesy of J. Dana Trent By age four, I’d been expelled from preschool for peeling the paint off the walls after leading nap-time coups.

Team: Author and Dana, Indiana, native J. Dana Trent tells the story of her childhood years in the new podcast "Breaking Good." Her husband, Fred Eaker, pictured here with Trent, produced the podcast.

The guest speaker is J. Dana Trent, who will be discussing her memoir Between Two Trailers. The book depicts her childhood where she was forced by her parents to deal drugs.

Photo courtesy J. Dana Trent Her new project is grittier and more raw. On the podcast, she describes how from the time she was a toddler, she separated cannabis plant stems from seeds.

In 'Between Two Trailers,' the author confronts her difficult childhood in what she hopes is "a companion for anyone who also longs for relief" Venu Gopal Photography; Convergent Books J. Dana ...

Trent was born in Kansas City, MO on December 7, 1930, and was adopted as a newborn by parents Ione B. Trent and Edward J. Trent, Sr. His younger brother, Edward Jr., passed away in 2005.

Dessert First: Preparing for Death while Savoring Life J. Dana Trent. Chalice, $16.99 trade paper (160p) ISBN 978-0-8272-0669-4 ...

In 'Between Two Trailers,' the author confronts her difficult childhood in what she hopes is "a companion for anyone who also longs for relief" Venu Gopal Photography; Convergent Books J. Dana Trent ...

In 'Between Two Trailers,' the author confronts her difficult childhood in what she hopes is "a companion for anyone who also longs for relief" Venu Gopal Photography; Convergent Books J. Dana Trent ...

In 'Between Two Trailers,' the author confronts her difficult childhood in what she hopes is "a companion for anyone who also longs for relief" Venu Gopal Photography; Convergent Books J. Dana Trent ...