I was sent to a detention camp masquerading as a boarding school when I was 14 and was kept there for over a year. Horrible abuses took place, both mentally and physically, and I know there was a lot of sexual abuse that took place. Everyone just pretended not to see it because we wanted out, and calling out a staff… Read more
The mainstream audience of Jezzies out there should know that this is why most novels, especially first-time novels, are actually thinly-veiled memoirs; publishers prefer you write them as fiction so as not to get sued; yet they know that your REAL LIFE story is incredibly compelling. They're just too fucking chicken… Read more
I want to sign a petition. How does one get a petition started? Read more
Yep, every man who ever abused me has taken that exact stance, "you're the one to blame, I didn't do anything." totally normal. my own father burned everything i owned and tried to kill me, and before he died he sent a letter to my mom denying everything and blaming me. just this year a guy robbed me of thousands… Read more
well, if his idea was to make it go away quietly, well sir, how did that work out for you? Read more
I'm so glad that this resilient woman Kwissa has been bold and resourceful enough to post the book to her own website. Lulu, as a business, is a waste of virtual space, and whoever made this call regarding her books is completely spineless. if you would like to put an excerpt in my blog, as well as some intro about… Read more
As someone who was sexually abused by my biological father, I find her story believeable. Though there are times, when I'm not too sure if these happened. THen I get confused. Therefore, I wait until the memories come at me like chubaca on my back. I can't be faking an attack like that. This is bull. Read more
Well, I will definitely be downloading her memoir. Read more
I think a lot of us get it's their legal right to not host the ebook as much as it is this survivor's right to have her story heard, but I can't even imagine how hurt this amazing young woman must feel. It's legal but it's a hallmark of the morally questionable way we treat survivors in our society. I know my voice… Read more
"While I cannot go into the specifics of individual cases, I will be reaching out to Ms. Kwissa personally to clarify any confusion or questions that may exist with this matter." Read more
It is amazing... they never, ever, EVER remember what they've done. What it must be like to live with such a wonderful selective memory. Read more
Can we compile our own list? Read more
What does "lean in" mean? Is that like the awkward "ass out" hug?
It sounds like it means "be curious and inquisitive about". Which there are apparently already words for that I just used. And it seems like something you shouldn't have to recommend to people.
I'm "leaning in" to "leaning in", because I like to "lean…
That Time article on pregnancy is one of the most pointless things I've ever read. It reads like she was required to write a certain number of words, and when she realized she was going to go way over that if she kept in the direction she was going, she just wrapped it up hastily and sent it in. It seems like she's… Read more
I knew Lila when she was in high school through a debate club, and she was just as crazy then as she is now. Read more
just... no. STAAHHHHP. Read more
I work in a building (not the ABC building) that overlooks where they gathered yesterday. At the start of the "rally," I counted about 50 people: 25-30 were the "marchers", who were standing behind the podium wearing the "Stop Censoring the News" t-shirts; the rest seemed to be observing - one person with a video… Read more