Apr 25, 2019 | Barbara Edema, Essay, Memoir, my voice, Nightingale, Prose, Uncategorized
Dr. Reverend Barbara Edema has been a frequent contributor to Awakenings publications, and we’re pleased to share more of her encouraging, affirming message. In this piece, Barbara speaks to the ways in which survivors can often find it difficult to share their...Feb 14, 2019 | All Authors, Bobbie Groth, Essay, Nightingale
Bobbie Groth is a familiar voice to Awakenings. Her funny and touching memoir, Gifts From Her Table, is currently being serialized with Awakened Voices. She also has visual art work in our gallery as a part of the current Our Bodies Remember exhibit. Now, Bobbie...Jan 31, 2019 | All Authors, All Formats, Essay, Nightingale, Rachel Litchman, Uncategorized
In her essay, Rachel Litchman highlights groups of survivors who don’t often get the spotlight. She focuses on institutionalized children, both from a personal perspective and from an objective standpoint, and she reveals the prevalence of sexual violence for...Jan 31, 2019 | All Authors, Essay, Nightingale, Nilsa Rivera, Uncategorized
In this examination of the the word “rape,” Nilsa Rivera encourages her readers to think deeply about how the intricacies of language can affect us. By analyzing each sound and letter to break down her associations with the word, Rivera helps readers...Dec 20, 2018 | All Authors, Barbara Edema, Essay, Nightingale
There is a consistent narrative throughout history of women not being believed or taken seriously, but the truth has always been that women’s and survivors’ stories are crucial. The story of the Easter Women is as powerful for women of thousands of years...Dec 5, 2018 | Essay, Megan Otto, Nightingale
We are kicking off our blog with two editorials from one of our editors and the champion of The Nightingale, Megan Otto. Her clear voice has guided much of Awakened Voices in the past half year. Her knowledge and skillful dedication to writers and survivors of sexual...