Handling Resentment

I’m not a pro at this. I’m not here to give advice. I’m just saying that sometimes I look at … Continue reading Handling Resentment

Mourning

The first thing it makes space for is sorrow. As the rage and terror ebb away, the grief can overwhelm … Continue reading Mourning

My father kept an old Yamaha acoustic guitar in his bedroom. Sometimes I ran my child-round fingertips over the strings … Continue reading On Father’s Day Weekend

It took me two years. Healing from abuse, finding the confidence to believe that you are capable of leaving—it takes … Continue reading Breaking Away

And then I went to New York. If you have been asleep, New York will slap you out of it. … Continue reading My Breakdown in a Bus Depot

I now saw that talking to my parents was pointless. So instead, I typed them an email. I need to … Continue reading Cutting the Cord

That autumn I was 20, my grandfather died. A few months earlier, he had been diagnosed with cancer. He avoided … Continue reading Grandpa