I don’t remember much about my very early life. I don’t remember much about my father as a child or my parents when they were together. I remember the rage my mother carried for him and... Read more >>

The MIB lived on Carol’s white microfiber couch from 6 p.m. until midnight every evening. The couch was slipcovered in a mocha-shaded fabric to absorb his brown life and protect the furniture... Read more >>

Amazingly enough, he thought he could win. He thought that after all the wrong he did, all the torture he perpetuated, all the poison he created, I would actually cave in to him. I suppose that is... Read more >>

This has been quite a year for me both personally and professionally. I will start with my personal life. It was a year of self-actualization and realization. I have never talked about this before,... Read more >>

I have a friend. That friend is an adult now twenty years of age, and that friend had been emotionally abused. But because this friend was African American because she was of... Read more >>

Do you know how it feels to be told over and over by someone that that they love you? Given the impression that they honestly feel that way and want your love in return? Then be deprived of that love... Read more >>

Although our feelings were being numbed, stuffed, and buried for so many years with drugs and alcohol, for me, nineteen years later, clean and sober. I could still be in touch with those feelings like... Read more >>

And he is not really a “golden boy.” He walks around bearing the same image, that of a loving husband, a good provider, well liked and respected by colleagues, neighbors and fellow church... Read more >>

I sit in the dark on the bathroom floor because it’s the only room that has a lock. I stop typing every few minutes to ensure I can still hear him snore; then I know where he is and he’s... Read more >>

This story contains graphic or mature content. My mother killed herself shortly before I turned five months old. My father quickly remarried my stepmother, who is a physical and an emotional abuser.... Read more >>