(Not) Just A Shitty Thing That Happened

I haven’t seriously written in awhile and I’ve spent quite some time racking my brain over an original and meaningful story to share and weave my words into. But in the midst of Gamergate, the horrifying allegations against Jian Ghomeshi, and  the response to Hollaback!’s catcalling video, I realize that the meaningful story I have to share right now is so terribly unoriginal. It is so common, it hurts.

It’s my own story of sexual assault.

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