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The Unknowable World

There were a lot of things I didn’t tell my parents when I was growing up, and there were a lot of things they never told me in return.

Personal EssayB. N. HarrisonNovember 10, 2017religion, fear, mental illness, mental health, family, abuse, childhood, violence, sexual violence, misogyny, sexism, sexual assault, christianity, USA, familial abuse, Satanic Panic

Introspection and Culture

It’s not just that I belong to multiple oppressed groups; it’s that I feel as if I don’t fit into any one of them.

Personal EssayAmal WilliamsSeptember 25, 2017racism, homophobia, misogyny, body shaming, fatphobia, classism, poverty, Islam, islamophobia, hijab, religion, bullying, education, school, queer

Prayer Circle

The stakes are high. If I win, she wins. I vow with all I have I’m going to win.

Personal EssayKaren SosnoskiJanuary 31, 2017personal essay, religion, faith, politics