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News and Empathy

Nov 25, 2014 By elinwaldal 14 Comments

When I began to write this morning the sun had just begun to paint her first stroke of orange and pink across the sky. In all her majesty she sent out […]

Filed Under: Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Awareness, NaBloPoMo Nov 14 Tagged With: Bill Cosby, Rape, Rape Culture, Sexual Assault, UVA

The First Time I Was Raped

Nov 24, 2014 By elinwaldal 18 Comments

The first time I was raped was in the back seat of a car. I was 16. In those days the legal age to drink was 18, and underage drinking mostly went unnoticed. It […]

Filed Under: Memories, NaBloPoMo Nov 14 Tagged With: memories, Rape, Secrets, Shame

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