For Nugget By Ashley Swanson
I never knew you. The books still talked about you in terms of food: This week your baby is the size of a poppy seed. This week your baby is the size of a plum....
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The Mercy of Electroconvulsive Therapy by Sofia Oumhani Benbahmed
*Featured Artwork: from the series “Sonder Seclusion” By Faizan Adil. Project Definition: Sonder: The realization that each random passerby is livin...
Letter to My Husband Who Died Suddenly by Felice Aull
I want to tell you about your death because I feel some guilt about the final events of that night. I have repressed the guilt in order to keep living but I nee...
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The Fade By Sara J. Sutler-Cohen
But I only knew the mechanics of sex, not its consequences. Who does at thirteen?
Write Your Healing Memoir
August 2nd – September 13th – (7:30 pm evening classes Thursdays) Throughout the ages, humans have used stories to encode and decode the meaning of ...
Anonymous Online Writing Workshop for Sexual Assault Survivors
August 6 – September 17th Has your life been altered by the trauma of sexual violence? Could your testimony inspire people to act? Are you ready to begin ...
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Before #MeToo by C. Flanagan Flynn
Soon enough it’s clear he’s hellbent on spreading the rumor he fucked you—or is it fact? You’re a 13-year-old freshman who drank a pint of Southern Comfort, bla...
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#MeToo: Birthday Cake by Tori Weston
My mom tells me that I can choose who can come to my party. I can choose who can have cake. Tomorrow when I turn thirteen I will tell her that he can’t come to ...
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#MeToo: Hold Your Breath And Count To Ten by Andrea Gallagher
He was a lurker, an expert lurker, my grandfather. He lurked in the dark, and during the day he lurked in empty corners. My earliest memory is of him, sitting o...