Originally posted on The Wandering Armadillo:
if i arch my back, just so you will hear the gutteral crack of ribs splaying and thunder peal confined to…
Month: December 2017
Wishing for Death–Kindra M. Austin
Understand me. I wished him dead. I did have half a mind to kill him once, with a cast iron skillet, caught up in the white-hot frenzy.…… Read more “Wishing for Death–Kindra M. Austin”
Under the Influence
Originally posted on A Wise Woman Writes:
Frigid fog Relentlessly rising From warm mother Loyal as a dog Turns to ice When it touches my skin Promises…
The Girl who Freezes/Jessica Boyles
She makes me see Flashing images She makes me feel Pressure, burning and pain She makes me hear Their voices She makes me smell Body odor and…… Read more “The Girl who Freezes/Jessica Boyles”
Girls Aren’t For Beating/Rachel Finch
I take rejection like a winner, spit the blood from my mouth when you’ve finished pounding childhood trauma into my lungs, smile through the bruises, keep your…… Read more “Girls Aren’t For Beating/Rachel Finch”
The Evolution of Nothing- Allane Sinclair
Passionate kissing with tongues and frantic fumbling, sneaky sex on the back seats of buses, I kid my teenage self that you can’t get enough of me…… Read more “The Evolution of Nothing- Allane Sinclair”
On Forces of Nature- Aurora Phoenix/Insights from “Inside”
the river does not question herself when the heavens torrent and the flooding of her banks encroaches uncomfortably deluged in downpours overwhelming emotions I overflow impinge upon…… Read more “On Forces of Nature- Aurora Phoenix/Insights from “Inside””
Scores- Varnika Jain
There are scars On my body From acts unspoken As there are stars On the horizon From dreams unbroken. Looking at both under the night sky, A…… Read more “Scores- Varnika Jain”
Voices of Survival
Originally posted on Brave & Reckless:
When I started Brave and Reckless in October of 2016, one of my first decisions was to write bravely and recklessly…
Blood Into Ink: Your Writing Wanted
The curators of Blood Into Ink are seeking guest writers to share their stories about the struggles and triumphs faced by trauma survivors. We welcome the writing…… Read more “Blood Into Ink: Your Writing Wanted”
