You know who you are and if you’re brave enough to read this, you can’t destroy me.  I know that you wanted to destroy me; watch me die slowly as my soul rotted from the inside out.  Sexual abuse is not about love or lust; it’s about power and control and causing pain.  I spent ...

Part One Part Two Content Warning/Trigger Warning: Domestic Abuse- If you are in immediate danger, call 9-1-1. For anonymous, confidential help, 24/7​, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 (SAFE). After she ran away, the rumors flew around him. I didn’t listen to any of them; it would be silly. Rumors are nothing but that, ...

Content Warning/Trigger Warning: Domestic Abuse- If you are in immediate danger, call 9-1-1. For anonymous, confidential help, 24/7​, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 (SAFE). Part One I don’t understand why she couldn’t listen. When I told her I loved her, she didn’t pay attention. She said she wanted to leave me. How could ...

Content Warning/Trigger Warning: Domestic Abuse- If you are in immediate danger, call 9-1-1. For anonymous, confidential help, 24/7​, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 (SAFE). When I was younger, you told me I could do anything. I didn’t listen. I didn’t feel like I was capable of believing that. There was no way I ...

Content Warning: This piece refers to domestic abuse and violence. For anonymous, confidential help, 24/7, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 (SAFE) or  1-800-787-3224 (TTY). The storm is over. It took so long, and you’ve been through more than anyone should have to. You were hit, berated, mentally tortured. You’re expected to “man ...

When it’s all done, when it’s all said, I can’t let myself go back again. You let me believe I was broken. The lies were spoken with such conviction that I believed them. I trusted every word from you. My trust in you was misplaced. At first, the abuse was not recognized. Not by me, ...

Trigger Warning- Domestic Violence   It took me 10 years to fully get over you. Every blood-curdling scream from my throat over 3 years was a testament to the manipulation that you had subdued me to. It was 3 years of walking on eggshells and uneasiness and a semi-permanent lump in my throat and knot ...

Trigger Warning: Abuse, Murder, Hallucination     Hate keeps a man alive. It keeps him going. And James is full of it. He’ll no doubt live a long time, and he’ll hate her, all the days of his life. When he does die, his soul will go on to hate her. He vows to haunt ...

**Trigger Warnings** Contains themes of: Bullying, War, Trauma/PTSD, Emotional/Physical Abuse, Self-Harm, Violent Content, Depression. Reader discretion is advised *** ***Disclaimer: This is a work of Fan Fiction. The characters presented were created and owned by Stephen King and J.R.R Tolkien. The content belongs to MGM and Screen Gems, as the 2013 film remake of Carrie ...

People like to compare themselves to the Butterfly. They look at the beautiful wings sprung forth by growth, and flap around with confidence. “Look at me,” they boast. “Look at what I am!” But, no one ever talks about the process of becoming. I want to do that. I want to talk about what life ...