Rina Palumbo

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Rina (she/her) is a writer living in Laguna Beach, California.

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Sporco

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You stood there, surrounded. Sporco. Sporco. Sporco. They towered above you. You (a five-year-old child) stood there, surrounded. Sporco. Sporco. Sporco. They (adults) towered above you, laughing. You...

The acknowledgement

I’m trying to be gentle with myself, but what if I never believe my body when it tells me what happened?

*Common side effects may include but are not limited to: harassment, stalking, getting drugged, passing out in...

On my street I am witness to the young men who carry the pink-flowered backpacks of little girls, who...

survivor.lit

"My mental and physical health is better than any

"The idea is not to live forever, but to create so

"Stop is a complete sentence."—Alyson Shelton Y

"The world is full of shamers of all kinds. And ab

"There's this trick to surviving trauma. You becom

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May is National Mental Health Illness month, and w

"Nobody should have to assume their story isn’t

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Rina Palumbo

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The acknowledgement

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