Triggers, an excerpt from ‘Naked’
I walk through life with many others who have faced the same thing. Afraid to share, to speak, because it was me. I could have made better decisions, but that still didn’t give you the upper hand to fucking decide for me.
Essays in search of identity after cult, abuse
Part memoir, part essay collection, Leaving Isn’t the Hardest Thing is a fearless book.
Award-winning writer Michelle Bowdler on her new book ‘Is Rape a Crime?,’ a testament...
In her new book, a longlist contender for this year’s National Book Award in nonfiction, Michelle Bowdler explains how a violent home invasion and sexual assault led her to investigate the lack of investigation into sex crimes.
Over the oceans and through the woods, an excerpt from ‘The Telling’
“It’s a secret game I play with Haruna. Don’t tell your mom and dad.”
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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!*
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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...
