A Critique of Romance

I’ve always said that writing is in my DNA. My great-grandmother was a poet, my grandmother was a novelist, and my mother is a technical writer and has now started dabbling as a novelist. While I share the passion for writing that was passed down through my maternal line, I’m also a bit of a […]

I Forgive But Won’t Forget

Let me tell you a story. This happened while I was at work one day. A woman came through my check out line. She had her two grandchildren with her, one boy and one girl, and like many customers who shop at this particular store, was paying very little attention to them. The grandchildren, as […]

Victimhood vs. Survivorship

Sometimes the terms victim and survivor are used interchangeably when it comes to sexual assault. However, thanks to my own experience with sexual assault, I believe there is a difference. It is a subtle and nuanced difference, and one can be both victim and survivor at the same time. The word victim suggests a more […]

Presumption of Innocence

Apologies for my absence last week. After the shitshow that was the Kavanaugh hearing and his subsequent confirmation, I took a mini vacation to visit a friend (read: I was having sex). Now that I’m back, I have a few thoughts I need to share about the situation. We’ll start with presumption of innocence, or, […]