In 2010, Sally Challen, after suffering decades of emotional abuse at the hands of her husband, killed him (with a hammer, the tabloids love to describe). She was convicted of murder and many...
The first time my ex-husband hit me, it was around 6 o'clock in the morning. I was three months pregnant. I hit him back and ran, locking myself in our bedroom. He kicked down the door to get at me,...
In Sydney, women’s shelters are days away from being decimated. 15.39 million dollars has been allocated to homelessness services, with only 1.1 million of that going to women’s services. And no,...
You have to do it a way that says - Well, what exactly? It's a speech and a poem, written in free verse, Punctuated thoroughly, Keeping in mind All of the major literary trends of the past century or...
“If you really love her, send her roses,” the advertisements proclaim. “Diamonds are forever." "Say it with flowers." Woman waits to receive, whereas man hunts an appropriate gift to present....
Charlie Sheen is currently the highest paid actor on television. With performances in movies like “Platoon”, “Wall Street” and “Cadence”, Sheen has long since established himself as an...
I’m writing from Eugene, Oregon, where I have come for my yearly reunion with college friends. Each year we meet to watch a University of Oregon football game, reliving the many games we watched in...
I was in a downtown Kyiv coffee shop the other day, quietly tapping away on my laptop, drinking tea and (not) minding my own business, when I overheard the same conversation you can hear almost...
In a state which devalues the lives of its poorest, most vulnerable citizens, one young child has paid the ultimate price for California’s gross negligence in overseeing his care. Dae’von Bailey,...
Domestic violence happens across race, class and sexuality. It is an extremely damaging social phenomenon and yet we rarely speak about it. Until the latest incident with Chris Brown and Rihanna, the...