Closing the Loop: Sophia Shalmiyev’s Mother Winter
I am mother. I am child. I am mother. The overlapping, hard-won truth—victim either way, saved either way.
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Posts Tagged: childhood trauma
Good Enough: Foraging for Answers with Mary Oliver
Creation begets death which begets more creation.
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ENOUGH: Finding My Abuser on Facebook
A Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary people that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
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House Rules: Lessons in Autofiction
You try to pass yourself off as a rock and the water just laughs. You try anyway.
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The Final Girl
I wanted to be scared because being terrified taught me how to survive.
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ENOUGH: I Am Never the Same Girl Again
A Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary people that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
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The Peep King’s Legacy: A Family Portrait
The day after Hugh Hefner died, I received a text from my sister that our grandfather was starring alongside James Franco and Maggie Gyllenhaal in HBO’s new series, The Deuce.
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