Tag: drunk
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...
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...
Essays in search of identity after cult, abuse
Part memoir, part essay collection, Leaving Isn’t the Hardest Thing is a fearless book.
Dissociation
It streaked into my vision and startled me, a gray blur in the corner of my eye. Then I saw it— inches from my...
‘Promising Young Woman’ assault survivor takes revenge
(Spoilers!) Who is the promising young woman of the film’s title? Is it Cassie? Is it Nina? Is it the dean’s daughter? Is it Madison?...
My rapist sent me a friend request
The warrior within me has awakened and she can be powerful and fierce.
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...
