Hello! It’s been a long time since I’ve posted anything on here, but I wanted to let you know I’m doing okay. The last several months haven’t been easy, but they’re getting better. I published my short story this month, Girl Disappearing. I wrote this after reading several stories about rape, bullying, and slut-shaming. It’s…
I received an anonymous letter regarding a story of someone who experienced bullying. When bullied, it affects people, which to some can last a lifetime. It has long term affects on people. Here is the letter I received: When you brought up bullying, my childhood immediately came to mind. My parents and I moved, in…
We’ve seen it happen time and time again. Teens, adults, kids are cyberbullied. It’s easy for a bully to call someone names or harass them behind a screen. I’ve read so many stories where teens were cyberbullied to the point they committed suicide, or started cutting themselves, or turned to drugs & alcohol. As an…
October is National Bullying Awareness Month, and as I’ve stated before, this should be a year long campaign. I recently watched the documentary, Audrie & Daisy which discussed two teenage women who were sexually assaulted, then later bullied. Sadly, Audrie Pott committed suicide because of the bullying, and Daisy attempted it several times. This seems to…
