Updated 5/6/2019: Below is a commentary I wrote in August 2018 about the events leading up to my family's first response to my blog posts in 2014, a podcast. My parents claim that they never gave any kind of response until March of 2019. The podcast was re-uploaded to YouTube, which...
"A dancing puppet doll made of wood I bet he'd run away one day if he could choose to leave or stay He's got a string attached to every bone She's got him round her little finger so she'll never feel alone..." -Aurora, Puppet I...
I’m known for having fifteen brothers and sisters, narcissistic parents, an upbringing in a house of chaos, and an education rooted in fundamentalist religion. No, I’m not the only one. No, I’m not from the Duggar family on TV, but I have been on The Learning Channel and a few other spotlights....
أَنِ اغْدُوا عَلَىٰ حَرْثِكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ صَارِمِينَ "Go early and rush to your orchards and crops if you wish to gather all their harvest and plentiful fruits." -al-Qalam 68:22 “She selects wool and flax and works with...
As many of you know, my blog was lost in late 2016. I had written over 500 posts since 2012, sometimes every day. I was homeless, and it was time to renew my web host. I was able to keep my domain name – thank the old gods and the new, I can only imagine what...
This is a repost from my restored archives. It was re-uploaded June 16, 2018. “I don’t think they mean to be abusive, though.” I hear those words at least once a week. People come to me with their stories, and I point out patterns of abuse, and they rush to the defense of the...
