The Divorce Tapes (gift link). “The only music she listens to is heavy metal from 1986. It’s the year she still lives in. She wanted me to tell this story.” This is a tough read. (CW: rape, family trauma)
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The Divorce Tapes (gift link). “The only music she listens to is heavy metal from 1986. It’s the year she still lives in. She wanted me to tell this story.” This is a tough read. (CW: rape, family trauma)
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This is a heartbreaking, evocative piece of writing and memory; it struck all sorts of chords, and I will be thinking about it for a long time.
As another commenter has said, thank you for posting it.
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