My girlfriend Danielle* finally heard the news that she had always wanted to hear, “You’re pregnant!” At almost thirty-eight years old, her dreams were…
The Perception of Fear: And the Agony of Reality
My father passed away in 2005. He was not a good man and had abandoned and/or threatened his entire family. We hadn’t spoken in more…
The Swiss Cheese of Self Esteem
I’ve always dealt with self-esteem issues. I was born to very damaged parents who were dealing with their own pain, and couldn’t give me something…
Rape Culture
Rape Culture Of all my years on Earth, I only know of a single woman that, at some point in her life, was not been…
