by Our Stories Untold | Aug 30, 2015 | Our Stories Untold Blog, Uncategorized
The cave of darkness surrounds me, There is no light. I’m wrapped in its strangling cords, So I cannot breathe. Its mirrors reflecting only bitter despair. The ugly reality, The harsh truth finally settling in. As my heart and mouth finally proclaim: I can no longer...
by Our Stories Untold | Mar 7, 2015 | Our Stories Untold Blog, Uncategorized
“I was 11 years old. He was as old as my dad. And he took something from me, I didn’t even know that I had. So don’t tell me about decency. Don’t tell me about pride. Just give me something for my trouble, cause this time it’s not a free ride.” – Ani DiFranco I’m a...
by Our Stories Untold | Dec 16, 2013 | Our Stories Untold Blog, Uncategorized
“Consent requires that a person have all the necessary information to make a decision and the power to choose and have that choice respected by others. The possibility of authentic consent rests upon equality of power in a relationship. Consent should never be...
by Our Stories Untold | Nov 29, 2013 | Our Stories Untold Blog, Uncategorized
We all carry secrets in our lives. Stuff we don’t want others to know about. Some are small secrets that no one really would even care to know. Like our favorite brand of silk underwear, or our favorite blanket we clutch when we fall asleep. But there may be other...
by Our Stories Untold | Nov 11, 2013 | Our Stories Untold Blog, Uncategorized
A lot of people are talking about John Howard Yoder’s harassment, abuse, and assault of women. Even the New York Times published an article about him. Some of the articles and blog posts have been defensive, trying to explain Yoder as a man, putting his actions in...
by Our Stories Untold | Sep 2, 2013 | Our Stories Untold Blog, Uncategorized
“quickly i turned on the light and saw him sitting there.” there’s a nightmare in my closet, mercer mayer a child’s first seven years of life are spent absorbing the world and sorting it into blissful categories of good and bad. faces smiling (good), graffiti on a...
