Tag: rape
Eight of Cups
I keep seeing him, in gardenia scented dreams. he’s trying to talk to me, but either I’m too dumb to understand him, or he is speaking...
Seven of Swords
that smiling wink when he was drunk on soju, the flush of his face—giddiness that made me feel I was drunk myself. the encouraging way he taught me how...
A Local Man Celebrates International Women’s Day with a Series of...
Seven women have been sexually assaulted in five days on the canal path that runs by my house. I hear this news and I want to dress...
Ghost Weeds (Reclamation)
The screen door swung shut with a muffled wooden bang, and darkness opened up behind me. The well-lit inside world disappeared as I turned...
The haircut: 1972
Was he calculating a plan while clipping my hair? He lingered over every move, swirled strands with the tip of his hand. Softly he said: I’m...
Thelma & Louise film stays relevant after 30 years
Thirty years on and the film Thelma & Louise is unique even among an ever-increasing canon of woman-led films. Yes, today we have so...
Like that guy
I hired Arnie to shovel: hurt pride, weathered face too old for his babyface. He said he can’t never get a break, he’s always bumping bottom. But...
When Mom stood by
Detecting abusers is a complex problem. Who is the real villain in the story? As a survivor of childhood sexual, physical, and emotional abuse,...
Poem for my father
Did you enjoy hitting? My mother, your woman? Did you love shouting? That you never wanted us and to my mother Shut your cake-hole, you mental bitch? As though...
Recommended Reading
The acknowledgement
I’m trying to be gentle with myself, but what if I never believe my body when it tells me what happened?
Have the time of your life!*
*Common side effects may include but are not limited to: harassment, stalking, getting drugged, passing out in...
To the fathers who do not abuse their daughters
On my street I am witness to the young men who carry the pink-flowered backpacks of little girls, who...
