Trigger warning: sexual assault "Men learn to regard rape as a moment in time; a discreet episode with a beginning, middle, and end. But for women, rape is thousands of moments that we fold into ourselves over a lifetime." Soraya Chemaly, Rage Becomes Her It’s happening again. The rage. Churning stomach. Thick, heavy lump in my throat. Hyper focus on this relentless, draining topic that I keep coming back to. The big one, the all-consuming. The ‘r’ word. No, it’s not 'r' for

As Semester 1 of the second academic year looms upon us, I realise with uneasy panic that although I promised myself a summer of writing,...

She opens the door to me and I am startled, once again, by her appearance. It has only been a few months since I last saw her, but she is...