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My Black Shoes from Paris

It’s an empowering decision to be open about an experience of sexual violence for the first time. Ann Casapini contributes to the narrative of so

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Once Greek, Always Greek

Catharine Jones tells of a homecoming, but it isn’t so straightforward. She discusses the relationship between her identity as a survivor and the other aspects

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Easter Women

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’

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a (wo)Man’s world

Sometimes, simply watching a movie can be interrupted by sudden confrontations with a past trauma. Katie takes her readers through one of these tough, quiet

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I wanted to feel your warmth…

In this piece, Taylor Finn explores memory and forgetting, forgiveness and acceptance. How can the forgiveness once directed towards the partner now be redirected towards

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Another Version by Manda Frederick

Manda Frederick holds an M.F.A in Creative Nonfiction from the Inland Northwest Center for Writers and recently completed an MA in Literary Studies from Western

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Tacos by Kae Bucher

“Hi! Welcome to Taco Bell” she says as I walk through the door, so I nod and saunter to the counter where she waits for

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