Steve Kurkjian played by Gene Amoroso has a line in the movie which jolted my leg to a halt and shot my fist in the air with a silent “Amen!”, “It takes a village to raise a child, it takes a village to abuse one…” Chris and I saw the…
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…
Originally published on thecounterstool.me on Nov 18, 2015 By Jessica Malionek. Fear is my trigger. Fear rears his ugly head in the most unimaginable ways. Normal day-to-day living elicits untamable Fear. I am cornered. I am completely alone. I feel as if no one is helping me and I am drowning…
