
Spring Semester Scandal at My MFA
CONTENT WARNING Now that I’ve finished my literary theory class, it’s on to the next course: a fiction seminar. Full … Continue reading Spring Semester Scandal at My MFA
CONTENT WARNING Now that I’ve finished my literary theory class, it’s on to the next course: a fiction seminar. Full … Continue reading Spring Semester Scandal at My MFA
I was an exposure therapy skeptic. What I knew of exposure therapy came from abusers. More than one had justified … Continue reading Exposure Therapy
Impact statements have revealed the many self-defeating, destructive lessons that sexual assault taught me. In the ten years between 16 … Continue reading Sexual Assault and the Slow Erosion of Self-Efficacy
When I began my homeschooled MFA last fall, I had two reasons. First, chronic migraines limit my functionality to the … Continue reading Why Safe Communities for Artists Matter
You don’t want to go in there. You know something’s waiting for you in those woods, but you’d rather not … Continue reading Taking That First Step
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
In Zen Buddhism, Ango is a three-month period of intensive study and practice. One aspect of Ango is that members … Continue reading Why “I’m Not a Rapist” Means Nothing
I cannot thank you enough. For in reading my story, you have become part of it now, too. All survivors … Continue reading Commonality
In at least ten states, what I survived might not legally be considered rape. The only thing that would help … Continue reading After the Rape
CONTAINS TRIGGERING CONTENT We all want beautiful stories of survivors. We want to see people rise above cruelty with dignity. … Continue reading The Seventh Assault