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April 30, 2022March 14, 2022 braveandrecklessblog

This Room is Not for Rent

the Greek chorus has declared me damaged beyond repair incapable of a “normal” life “better off dead” say the well-meaning citizens than “broken” preferring the image of the golden haired innocent child angel comforted by a merciful God to a living angry woman who refuses to be silent I try not to let these voices … Continue reading This Room is Not for Rent

April 21, 2020April 21, 2020 braveandrecklessblog

Our Legacies

Ever since the launch of Brave & Reckless, I have posted raw and intense writing about sexual trauma, shame, rage, symptoms of PTSD, and survival. Many of these pieces were not easy to write, and I assume that they have not always been easy to read.  However, I owed it to myself to exorcise those … Continue reading Our Legacies

March 7, 2020March 4, 2020 braveandrecklessblog

This Room is Not for Rent

the Greek chorus has declared me damaged beyond repair incapable of a “normal” life “better off dead” say the well-meaning citizens than “broken” preferring the image of the golden haired innocent child angel comforted by a merciful God to a living angry woman who refuses to be silent I try not to let these voices … Continue reading This Room is Not for Rent

February 24, 2020 braveandrecklessblog

What Every Woman Knows

I originally wrote this piece in October of 2016.   In honor of the Weinstein verdict, I am sharing it again.  Maybe, just maybe, our culture is starting to shift just a little. Social media has been buzzing this morning with the reveal of Donald Trump’s misogynistic and vulgar comments about women in 2005. They are … Continue reading What Every Woman Knows

February 1, 2020January 21, 2020 braveandrecklessblog

Made for Him/Response Poem to Niia’s Made for You

The video for Niia's Made for You is one of the most disturbing, provocative and mesmerizing music videos I have ever seen. I could not look away even when I wanted to.  It inspired my response poem below.  TRIGGER WARNING: This is not an easy video for rape survivors, victims of childhood sexual abuse or … Continue reading Made for Him/Response Poem to Niia’s Made for You

January 29, 2020January 21, 2020 braveandrecklessblog

Silence Will No Longer Ring in My Ears

I will not be silent I will not maintain the peace I will say the ugly words out loud and I will not flinch Murder Rape Incest Stalking Harassment Discrimination Domestic Violence Mansplaining discounted simply because we are women to find our voices as women to speak our truth is a revolutionary act that says … Continue reading Silence Will No Longer Ring in My Ears

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