I see them in a row. Lined, ready to go. Dressed from raggedy old off-white dresses, to what seems like plastic, flawless flowing gowns ready for a wedding. They wait, speechless. Someone is coming. Expressions varied on these pre-wedding, waiting women. Some faces seem long, others dead and almost hopeless. Lifeless, as if none can wake […]
When I Was A Fourteen Year-old Runaway – Announcement
I was fourteen. Swayed by the schoolgirl whose mom was non-existent; yet paid the mortgage so her daughter wouldn’t be homeless. I longed for acceptance. My charismatic friend seemed to give it, while simultaneously criticizing my church-going parents; telling me I should be free, just like her. I was ignorant, so I followed. I ran away […]