According to outsiders, I’ve been a whore or a slut since I was eight because boys bragged about bedding me and I was shamed for it. Thanks assholes. The reality is that I was molested at age 6 by a neighbor boy and developed curiosity about sex before I even knew its purpose, I wasContinueContinue reading “Slut Shaming, Kinks & Consent”
Author Archives: Ms Salley
Virtually Aware
Socializing online creates this “public spaces” dynamic from a private setting that few are accustomed to and that’s why, I believe, the virtual world has so much toxicity. In the past the internet was more comparable to an elites club, only those who could afford to connect would be online. Today, the internet is booming.ContinueContinue reading “Virtually Aware”
Sit with Shit
In 2015 I ‘retired’ from the 9-5 grind. I filed for and obtained disability for my chronic PTSD symptoms that were exacerbated further by sexual violations during military service. It didn’t stop there, I continued to have a series of unwanted circumstances in my life up until the end of 2018, which taught me aContinueContinue reading “Sit with Shit”
New Year, New Approach
Xena, my warrior Princess snoozing during a pressure therapy session. In my being I am a writer, a painter, a poet and a spinster. Ok maybe not a spinster, but that flowed better. I do enjoy knit and crochet and I call myself a yarn magician because I make string into things. I’ve had thisContinueContinue reading “New Year, New Approach”
Taking Back My Power
Life is a journey. Along the way we encounter challenges that either teach us a lesson or leave a lesion that we’re left to heal, else it festers and infects our well-being. Healing is awkward and unpredictable; backslides happen and self-doubt can make you want to give up. NEVER GIVE UP!! In 2014 I drasticallyContinueContinue reading “Taking Back My Power”
