People
Running from the Dark
“I run to silence the voices that haunted my brother and sister.”
Decades After Foster Care, I Found My Long-Lost Brother
“If I’d stayed, I could have protected him. That’s what I believed. Maybe he believed that, too.”
On Miscarriage, Anxiety, and the Burden of Hope
“To have hope in the presence of suffering and constant anxiety can feel impossible.”
Passing for Human #6: The Asshole
I couldn’t help but hear you call someone an asshole.
Love in the Age of Prince
“After hearing ‘1999,’ I wouldn’t date any woman that wasn’t down with Prince.”
We Need to Recognize Complex PTSD in Order to Treat It
Our communities lack fundamental solutions to the scars of complex trauma.
Don’t Let It Bury You
How my relationship with dance helps me navigate my body, trauma, and mental health.
The Bathrobe: On Quilting and Memory
The act of quilting is the transformations of meaning and object.
Messages from the Dead, Missed Signals from the Living
The night of the spiritualist messaging service was the beginning of the end of my marriage.
Until We All Have Voices
I lost my voice at fifteen, when it faded into adolescent memory.