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It’s Never Too Late: How Poetry Saved Me
by Angela Marie Carter Butterfly in Reverse (a poem from my upcoming book, Memory Chose A Woman’s Body) I had wings. Once. They seemed no different than human hands until plucked. Reluctantly. Along the mantelpiece, beside a twenty dollar bill— the world,...
Becoming Light
*Editor’s Note: Today’s post was originally published in the Spring 2014 issue–a special issue on sexualized violence–of Timbrel Magazine, a publication by Mennonite Women USA. To purchase a copy of this issue for a special discounted price of $5, click here.– RH...
You Better Face It
You better face it: God thinks you're pretty wonderful. She didn't push Adam and Eve out of the garden, they chose to walk out. You too have a choice: Will you accept the love of the Great Mother? Or will you continue to run? It doesn't matter what you do, have done,...
Why Heterosexism and Sexualized Violence are Linked, Part II
Editor’s Note: The following is the 2nd post to a two-part series on the connections between heterosexism and sexualized violence by Stephanie Krehbiel. To see Part 1, click here. In this series Stephanie stresses why we cannot ignore race, class, or homosexuality in...
Why Heterosexism and Sexualized Violence are Linked, Part I
Editor's Note: The following is a two-part series by Stephanie Krehbiel on the connections between heterosexism and sexualized violence. She stresses why we cannot ignore race, class, or homosexuality in the conversation about sexualized violence. Look for the second...
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by Kristin Neufeld Epp Editor's Note: The following piece was first published February 4, 2014 on Kristin's blog "Praire Daize." She also submitted a sexual abuse story to our stories section which can be seen here. no feeling is final. -rilke so, did you just...
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