31 for 41: The Little Girl in a Tree

Dear Donovan, When I was a little girl, something bad happened.  I won’t write the details in a letter, but it was a sexual assault.  There are images and words that I can never forget.  There were bad days, but one day in particular was the worst. For so many years, I would not even thinkContinue reading “31 for 41: The Little Girl in a Tree”

31 for 41: Pain’s Pupil

Dear Donovan, One of the days in Bolivia that I will never forget was a day spent sorting through corn kernels.  It wasn’t the corn that made it memorable, but rather the sound of a girl sucking on her tooth.  Weird beginning to a story, I know!  The girl was about our age and itContinue reading “31 for 41: Pain’s Pupil”