I stood there in disgust as the man finished with my comatose wife.
After getting another black eye, I finally got the courage to tell my father that I was leaving my physically abusive marriage.
“Growing up can be a curse.. so this is for your protection,” my mother said as she held me down on the kitchen floor, rubbing the heated coals against my breast to flatten them down.
“Run, don't turn around,” my husband grabbed my hand as the raging flames tore through the house, consuming everything we owned.
I am on my bike and a strange man comes over
January Contest, December Winners
My ex-wife finally allowed my son to visit me, and I was surprised to learn that she hadn’t circumcised him as I had wanted.
The Whispering Shadows
After returning home from the hospital following my suicide attempt, my mother said, "Next time, make sure you don't fail."
I finally got the courage to confess to my mother that her boyfriend was the monster that came out when she wasn’t around.
The young man physically overpowered the wretched woman who abused him for his entire life.
“In Jesus name ,”I said, picking up my utility knife, giving my daughter a circumcision.
It was over a candlelight dinner that my boyfriend told me that he loved someone else and wanted to be with her forever.
I was devastated when my husband told me he got another woman pregnant, especially since I wasn't able to.
"I fell down the stairs," I repeated more confident this time.
I lay in the hospital bed with every part of me in pain and blaming myself once again.
The hardest thing about being a parent is losing a child.
“What goes on in this house , stay in this house,” my father would always tell me after he abused me.
“Your body, my choice,” he quoted after he was done with me.
I smirked as I stood in the courtroom, knowing that I never leave any witnesses.
The cops questioned me about my missing wife.
My son told my homophobic husband that he is gay.
At 14, I confessed the secret to my mother that her boyfriend Mike was the monster that came out when she wasn't around.
My parents always told me what goes on in this house, stays in this house.
