I was recently interviewed for a book, Please Tell Someone. It's a collection of stories, interviews, poems, blog posts and letters from survivors of sexual assault...CONTINUE READING
Under my skin
Happy Anniversary, Ana
Today, 14 December, marks the 17th anniversary of the first time I was raped. Anniversaries, for better or worse, are special days, and special days should not go by in silence. If today is your anniversary too, you need to know you are not alone. CONTINUE READING
How a girl exposed her genitals for all the world to see; and how I did nothing to protect her.
As we sit down for dinner, the sound of a collision draws our attention to the sidewalk. Two young girls, both clearly very much intoxicated, have hit the curb, and lie motionlessly on the asphalt. The girl in black is the first to move, slowly pushing herself up. Underneath her is a girl in a grey bodycon dress: face-up, spread-eagled, and her skirt now up to her waist revealing she wears absolutely nothing underneath... CONTINUE READING
How ‘Don’t vote for him!’ became ‘He raped a child!’
I'm outraged, and not with Donald Trump. A child rape accusation is being used in the most infuriating way: as a tool to attack and defame another person. Truth-finding, the one thing that matters most when such accusations are being voiced, is not even brought up. Does anyone even care whether Donald Trump has or has not raped a thirteen-year-old girl at that party? CONTINUE READING
Articulate Ana 