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Thirteen Birthdays By Eve Reiland
Thirteen Birthdays I wrote the word deceased today Where it asked for your name On papers for our daughter’s school She’ll be fourteen in a couple of days And all I can think of is your first tattoo Where the doctor stamped your arm With her tiny, born prematurely feet Just moments after she arrived…
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Freeze (Misbehaving Again) by Eve Reiland
[TW/CN: Abuse, Caregiver Abuse, PTSD, Drowning] This is the second in a 3-part series I’m working on related to lived experiences and PTSD of fight, flight and freeze. Recently, I’ve had a breakthrough in memories and instead of disappearing on me again, they are sticking. It’s overwhelming, but I’m writing through the dark to feel…
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Flight (Under A Stark Raving Moon) By Eve Reiland
This is a piece I wrote describing the experience PTSD and flight. It is really an overlap of several nights, one of them being New Year’s Eve. The photo included here with the captured moon is one I took during one of those flights in downtown Fresno. This is the first in a 3-part series…
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Autistic Voices | From Ethics & Autism To Disability Day Of Mourning
Sign up to be a Day of Mourning Vigil Site Coordinator 2023 Anti-Filicide Toolkit available at ASAN >> In the past five years, over 550 people with disabilities have been murdered by their parents, relatives or caregivers. On Wednesday, March 1st, the disability community will gather across the nation to remember these disabled victims of…