Personal Essays | When is a Black Eye Just a Black Eye?
By Michelle Chouinard About two weeks ago, I got the first black eye of my adult life. I was playing fetch with my dog Lyssa, who weighs 70 pounds and has a head made of [...]
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The Face of Violence
by Debra Doggett Source: (x) I never saw her face. It’s been more than twenty years since I sat beside her, holding her hand for over two hours as she huddled under the [...]
Purple Pocketbook: The App That Helps Women Break Free From Domestic Violence
By the time Alicia Carr, 51, reached high school, she knew she wanted to be a computer programmer. She didn’t know then, however, that she would go on to become a [...]
Quieting The Ghosts: A Survivor’s Tale
Sarafina Bianco is an abuse survivor turned author and advocate. The House on Sunset, her memoir, was released in October. She lives in St. Louis with her husband and three [...]
