Jen Gupta
Jen Gupta (she/her) is a middle school English teacher, avid hiker, and horse lover. She lives in Somerville, Massachusetts, with her husband and their seven houseplants. Her work has been published or is forthcoming in Anti-Heroin Chic, Capsule, Bandit, Sledgehammer, and others.
Lessons on Assault
When they told me, I politely dismissed myself from my classroom and knelt over the toilet. They said she got mixed up with the wrong crowd— wrong boy. I tried not...
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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...
