CONTENT WARNING Literature has a long history of sexualizing children, especially girls. Often, it centers the adult gaze, exploring pedophilia … Continue reading Strout’s Disturbing Portrayal of a Child Sex Predator
TRIGGER WARNING So I don’t talk much about trauma on this blog anymore. And you know what? It’s a relief. … Continue reading Life Goes On: Trauma Revisited
On my tenth Christmas, I peeled back the wrapping paper to find a book about the size of a dictionary. … Continue reading How LITTLE WOMEN Saved Me
At the age of 31, I learned that the body is irrevocably tied to others. After violence from two young … Continue reading The Four Stages of Migraine
When I first viewed Ingmar Bergman’s THE SEVENTH SEAL, I knew I had discovered one of my favorite filmmakers. Now, working … Continue reading Bergman’s Female Characters
The first thing it makes space for is sorrow. As the rage and terror ebb away, the grief can overwhelm … Continue reading Mourning
I was 25, and I had just learned it was possible to say no. And just like a giddy two-year-old, … Continue reading The Discovery of No
The last time I saw my father was in Austin, Texas. I was 25. My brother and I flew down … Continue reading The End of Family
I wince at the images of female strength and power in the media. Women in armor swinging automatic weapons over … Continue reading Becoming an Abuser
A sea-change had come over my parents’ house. The walls were still the same ice-blue. The kitchen where my father … Continue reading The Return
