July 2018 - So to Speak

I was not the target I was collateral damage and still my heart beats extra as I write this story

Laila Halaby July 31, 2018

Hey, new girl. You do yoga, right? We oughta have a staff art class. Get you to model naked. Shove an apple in your mouth

by Abigail Conklin July 27, 2018

Covered completely and yet I felt naked, filthy with the grime of adolescent appraisal… If I screamed would you hear me—have you been listening at

by Danielle Holmes July 24, 2018

I’ve contorted my name Into basic syllables Cut off my rolling r Like demolition to mountain tops To suit your tongue …

by Gabriela Jimenez-Carrillo July 20, 2018

I have procrastinated about writing this to you for 45 years. Even now, my heart is pounding and my foot is tapping. I am angry

Carolyn Butcher July 17, 2018

We speak of this over decaf coffee, over countless afternoons as the sunlight simmers, as the shadows stretch slowly like a cat across the carpet…

by Megan LeAnne July 13, 2018

Over the years I chastised myself for being naïve, for inviting him to stay the weekend. That second guessing is what stopped me from telling

by Athena Dixon July 10, 2018

Show me a man who has never pushed when someone said no Who has never covered up violence Who has never sheltered an abuser Who

by Ona Wang July 6, 2018

He tapped into all of this. He also took his time to make me believe how special I was in his eyes. He didn’t sweep

by Tammie Wilson July 3, 2018

Month: July 2018