Originally published on Trigger Points Anthology on December 8, 2015 By Dawn Daum. Introducing Joyelle Brandt, co-editor of the Trigger Points Anthology & author of Staring at the Sun and Tainted. It’s a fine line This tight-rope walk Of delving in But not too far Digging down But not too…
Originally published on Bunch.com on November 16, 2015 By Christine Longoria. “I used to live across the street from a brothel.” That is how this story begins, but certainly not how it ends. Christine Longoria recounts the inspiration for her collection of handmade leather goods and jewelry and of course…
Originally published on Elephant Journal on November 19, 2015 By Christine “Cissy” White. My cultural pride is shame. My native tongue is a memory I try to scrape clean so mud doesn’t cake out of my mouth. My greatest gift of maternal love is to insist she get no heirloom.…
Originally published on Mended Musings on November 18, 2015 By Karen@Mended Musings. Me, age 3 When I come across a picture of myself as a child, I fight against what I see. I see her smiling face but most of the time, I don’t remember being her. In my childhood…
