Theresa

Theresa approached as I sat in the hallway. I was new; I’d slept in sight of nurses. I’d taken 12+ hours to pee, since I couldn’t go alone. My first night, I could hear background screams as they stripped me, noted the marks on my body, found in my bag a blade I’d forgotten about. In the morning Colleen, released…

How to Protect the Gymnasts

Aly Raisman recently came forward to speak out and say that she, like, it would appear, virtually every other elite gymnast, was abused by Larry Nassar. Nassar was the team doctor for many years, and saw many gymnasts, privately, for “treatment” — by which he meant he molested…

My Dog’s Death Deserved To Go Viral

MA: ZOE STECK, 12/29/01–9/16–16.

Here is what I did not do in my dog’s final hours: take cute videos of her eating her favorite food or frolicking in her favorite places. I did not apply a filter over anything, not even one quick snap of her…

I’m Sorry, Hillary

Dear Hillary,

This probably won’t reach you. But maybe, in this age of social media, it will. Maybe an aide will read it.

I want to tell you that I am so very sorry. My heart just aches for you. I feel broken into, don’t you? Like this election…