Anecdotal and Harsh
The thing about trauma is that it can split a person right down the middle. And J. was, indeed, bifurcated in this way. That is, she occupied multiple timelines simultaneously.
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Join NOW!The thing about trauma is that it can split a person right down the middle. And J. was, indeed, bifurcated in this way. That is, she occupied multiple timelines simultaneously.
...moreMy favorite was usually the smallest, the most alive.
...moreSometimes, she thinks her parents can mute the world.
...moreLooking at the two stems housed in a water glass on my kitchen table, it strikes me that “in the ground” means opposite things for flowers and people. As long as a flower remains in the ground, it lives. “Poppies are incredible,” my friend Monika, a floral designer, tells me. “Even after they’re cut they […]
...moreChristopher Gonzalez discusses his debut story collection, I’M NOT HUNGRY BUT I COULD EAT.
...morehe lives in closets, stalks young kids, & takes them in the middle of the night.
...more“The book is about the complicated problem of loving.”
...moreWe get to devour our horror from the top of the head down to the tips of the toes.
...moreWith Deesha Philyaw, Jaquira Díaz, Danielle Gellar, and Torrey Peters.
...moreIt was strange what the nudity did to us—what the nakedness undid.
...moreTara Isabel Zambrano discusses DEATH, DESIRE, AND OTHER DESTINATIONS.
...moreRebecca McClanahan discusses her new memoir-in-essays, IN THE KEY OF NEW YORK CITY.
...moreA permanent job doesn’t need her, and neither do her boyfriends.
...more“Because that’s how memories are, right? Little flashes.”
...moreEvery so often, I post links to a bunch of very short essays that only take a second to read but that made my day better. Hopefully, they’ll make your’s better too. “Last night, I had a little power at my house as the darkness settled over us all. I sent out pulses into space. […]
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