Apr 16, 2020 | Dominic Bucca, Memoir, Nightingale, Uncategorized
In a piece for the current moment, Dominic Bucca reflects on his self-isolation experience and extends his thoughts and attention to those who may be experiencing COVID-19 while quarantined with an abuser. With great gentleness and consideration for his audience,...Apr 2, 2020 | Dreen Lucky, Memoir, Nightingale, Uncategorized
What does it mean to feel broken, and how is it possible to rebuild? After sexual violence made her family feel broken, Dreen Lucky examines that brokenness with gentleness and an element of forgiveness towards herself. By incorporating kintsugi, the Japanese art of...Apr 2, 2020 | Memoir, Nightingale, Susanna Penfield, Uncategorized
There is a difference between breaking and brokenness, between a splinter of pain and falling to pieces. Susanna Penfield explores the nuances of hurt in her life after sexual violence, acknowledging her splinters but still resolute in her sense of self. While we can...Mar 5, 2020 | Barbara Edema, Essay, Memoir, Nightingale, Uncategorized
Reverend Dr. Barbara Edemea returns to The Nightingale with a series of positive intentions celebrating belief in one another, oneself, and our community of survivors. These intentions are at once universal and specific–with a “he” and a...Feb 20, 2020 | Fiona Zeller, Memoir, Nightingale, Uncategorized
While it’s a difficult story to tell, Zeller courageously conveys her experience and highlights the problems within rape culture that normalize sexual violence on college campuses. With careful description that carries the audience through Zeller’s...Feb 20, 2020 | Holly Hagman, Memoir, Nightingale, Uncategorized
In this response to our February prompt, a recipe for healing takes us through the process of leaving an abusive relationship and entering a healthy one, step by step. Hagman is excellently balanced between the general and the specific, knowing that the steps laid out...