Originally posted on Blood Into Ink I remembera tiny staff break rooma coworkera shared historyofassaultperpetrated by the ones closest to us.She’s sittingcockeyed in her chairchewing a PB&J.She woke upsoreher pajama pant leg neatly cut away,betrayed twice in a nightonce by the muscle relaxer that sent her deep intoblacknessand once by the man she calledhusband.My bad, … Continue reading Indecent- Grace Alexander
elliptical movement of Mars’ orbit partially eclipsed the memories from view but Phobos Deimos shine bright tonight in the tight fold of marble arms across my chest taste of bitter bile that eats at the back of my throat fierce clench of my glass jaw refracting crimson light of twin moons I feel your shade … Continue reading Unforgotten
it took time to reach the dusty crossroads but only a moment to sell my soul to The Devil a willing sacrifice I signed the legally binding documents in thin purple Sharpie swallowing my qualms like raw oysters briny and slick as I gagged them down my throat ate my pride sliced thin on tasteless … Continue reading Tarot
Aurora Phoenix Your Urgency Pierced My Marrow with vanilla milquetoast pleadings you spun a web the envy of Arachne smeared in syrupy cajolery – I supped on hand-dipped flattery your urgency pierced my marrow with flim flam Kindra M. Austin Dilly Dalliance Bound Me Lavender dipped indulgent tongue dripped incantations, salacious songs— your abuse was tender … Continue reading Malevolent Melody: a collaborative piece by the curators of Blood Into Ink
Dedicated to the Survivors of Domestic Violence worldwide 1Wise-Woman: memories float about like smoke from a raging wildfire unsure if I should run or hide a conflicting desire to hold on and release breathe in, breathe out shaking, quaking I need them to stay I need them to go Aurora Phoenix: chafing of my bondage … Continue reading Shield Maiden Collaboration: The Burning Bed
Adapted from a post published October 13, 2018 I am a writer, an editor, and a publisher with a background in clinical social work and neurodegenerative research. I am a mother, a wife, pansexual, dyslexic, living with Bipolar II, and fibromyalgia. I am an artist, an avid reader, and a lifelong advocate for social justice. … Continue reading Why We Still Will Not Be Silenced – Christine E. Ray
Brave & Reckless 