Phillips featured in Lunch with an Author

FALLBROOK – On Jan. 21, Milena Phillips spoke to some staff and students in the library of Fallbrook High School during a "Lunch With An Author" event. Phillips talked about the tragic molestation and murder of her son, Jonathan Sellers, and his friend, Charlie Keever, in 1993. (In 2001, their killer was the first criminal to be captured as a result of the DNA database in San Diego and now resides on Death Row.)

Phillips wrote "Always Fly Away," (with co-author Deborah Dorn and illustrated by Fallbrook's Katherine Johnson,) as a way to support the Jonathan Sellers and Charlie Keever Foundation which teaches children how to trust their instincts when interacting with strangers through free presentations in local schools. She intends to write more books as part of a series.

Phillips read her book to the audience and fielded questions about her experience, both as a mother and as an author. Some of the students won copies of her book during a raffle. They were encouraged to read it to the younger members of their families.

The book is available through the Foundation's website (jsck.org) or can be purchased in her local resale shop, Milena's Thrift Boutique and More, which is located at Vine and Hawthorne.