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The Wife of a Bottom Feeder

In this piece by Laura Bristow, we view a fishing trip as an allegory for an experience with sexual violence. With deft language, clever metaphor,

  • All Authors, Prose
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Shadows of Darkness

“Shadows of Darkness” highlights the un-realities of experiencing an assault, especially when the violence comes from a close relation. With eyes closed, Charity Marie’s escape

  • All Authors, Prose
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Let Me Tell You About Hazel

“Let Me Tell You About Hazel” holds a meta-narrative, a story inside a story — we meet J. Askew and we also meet Hazel, their

  • All Authors, Prose
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The Girl With The Wooden Helmet

As our first contribution to The Nightingale’s monthly prompts, this piece is a wise retelling of “The Girl With the Wooden Helmet,” originally of Japanese

  • All Authors, All Formats, Fiction, Prose
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Held

Take a journey through Kimberly Cunningham’s poetic piece as she shares her arc and offers help and healing to others. Cunningham uses rhythm in the

  • All Authors, Prose
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Vehemently Speaking

How do we participate in society and listen to testimonies when that might bring our own past comes to the surface? Avey guides us through

  • All Authors, Memoir
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Out of the Night that Covers Me

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

  • All Authors, Essay
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The Word Rape is Made of Tar

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.

  • All Authors, Essay
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If You’ve Got a Bell to Ring…Ring It

Thinking back to Kavanaugh’s appointment to the Supreme Court, Wendi White examines her own experience as a member of the same generation. With an open,

  • All Authors, Memoir, Prose