I was going to write about this new relationship I’m in, but we broke up. He told one “white” lie which revealed one off-white lie and that was that. I don’t do dishonesty. I don’t even understand it. He’s been pursuing me to see if there’s a chance to reconcile and I’ve been taking some … Continue reading To share or not to share?
Sexual Abuse
Let’s Talk about Sex(ual Assault)
I know you don’t want to talk about it. It’s icky and awkward and uncomfortable and infuriating and maybe it hits too close to home. But that’s exactly why we need to talk about it. See, not talking is how it keeps going on and on and on. Generation after generation after generation. Traumatizing. Terrorizing. … Continue reading Let’s Talk about Sex(ual Assault)
The Power of Purple
From the Brother: I was a young kid seated tensely in the backseat. My younger sister was to the left of me, silent, behind our mom who was pleading with our dad as she drove. The front seats filled with anger and shouting as we climbed the highway’s first big hill on our long drive … Continue reading The Power of Purple