Partners of Survivors

My wife was raped.  Those words sting.  And they make me feel helpless.  Probably more helpless than I really am, to be honest.  I won’t get through penning this post without some tears.  And I’m fine with that. There’s nothing manlier than being able to cry for, and with, your…

In a strange yet undeniable way, the attacks brought them closer together.  They had an unbreakable connection.  It linked them like a tornado bonded a town.  Prior, they had only known each other because they shared a class.  They were from different parts of town.  They lived different lives at school. …

Partners of Survivors.  I covered “partners.” So, why “survivors?”  It’s an intricate answer.  Very simply, it’s because they survived.  They survived one of the most difficult, traumatic experiences of their life that has daunting repercussions.  But why not “victims?”  I won’t and can’t speak for all survivors but I don’t…

Partners of Survivors.  So, why “partners?”  That’s an easy question to ask and seemingly an easy question to answer.  But it’s more than the obvious.  It would be lazy for both of us to reference the dictionary definition of partner and just move on.  So define it yourself and in…

He called it Bruce.  Brother and sister had been living together for a couple years when he took her in after the death of her husband.  Soon after she was unpacked, Bruce introduced itself.  Yes, she had been living with Bruce for years, but her brother never knew about it….

The media room was in the corner of the house. There was a long and dark hallway leading to it with only a bathroom and rarely used guest bedroom between it and their common areas. It was a perfect room for watching movies, what with the 80-inch TV and surround…

Thank you for stopping by.  Here it is – the first post on a site I think is a rare source for a common challenge.  There’s a personal elation to managing this site, but recognizing that the topic is so solemn and difficult diminishes the excitement.  My wife is the…