Living With a Mark
December 11th, 2023 | by Ashley MacLure
My mother sleeps all day, takes too many pills, and doesn’t recognize me at night
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My Mother’s Poetry
November 14th, 2023 | by Rebecca Brenner
Twenty years ago, when my mother died from substance abuse disorder at the beginning of the opioid crisis, I inherited a Washington Apples box full of her unpublished poetry, journals, and short stories
Mature Minor: An Interview with Emi Nietfeld About Her Memoir, Acceptance
September 12th, 2023 | by Jenny Bartoy
I still feel that my life has this paradox: I was resilient. And I'm also broken inside by what happened to me, like most people are
My youngest daughter wants nothing
April 20th, 2023 | by Cynthia Bernard
I give up and I hold on, I hold on
We Owned the Night
January 4th, 2023 | by Bridey Thelen-Heidel
Those who know me recognize my smile is too tight, not nearly enough teeth showing. I’m faking it because the
Honors
November 15th, 2021 | by Nicole Lynn Lewis
Excerpted from Pregnant Girl: A Story of Teen Motherhood, College, and Creating a Better Future for Young Families. Copyright 2021. Excerpted
To Stay or Run Away
October 15th, 2021 | by Dodie Davey
The baby is sleeping. I am awake, wondering (again) if I am crazy. I have Googled “how to tell if
This is What I Want You to Know
July 2nd, 2021 | by Carla Rachel Sameth
You will be asked again, “Are you sure you want to do this?” by the nurse or doctor.
For Domestic Violence Survivors, Courts Can Be Another Abuse
October 10th, 2018 | by Elizabeth Brico
My abuser’s father was the one who delivered the court’s petition to my slummy apartment. Because I had a protection
Risking the Truth: Talking to an Aging Parent about Childhood Abuse
August 14th, 2018 | by Elizabeth Garber
There are so many news stories of abuse by parents, priests, doctors; people we’ve trusted yet we were trained not