Category Archives: violation

Cosby and Quaaludes

Posted on July 7, 2015 by armsakimbobook

I’m all over this one. I knew that women were telling the truth. There were too many of them for it to be a hoax. Bill Cosby is a molester. A rapist. A criminal – he should be put in … Continue reading →

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On Being Molested, Part 3

Posted on June 29, 2015 by armsakimbobook

On hard days, I still talk to my different parts. Most of the conversations happen late at night, when I can’t sleep. When ghosts try to enter the inner sanctum. When I am most vulnerable – at my most tired. … Continue reading →

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Burying the Ghosts of Trauma

Posted on June 24, 2015 by armsakimbobook

As I have worked my way through the worst of my trauma – the debilitating, breath-stopping, function-sucking part – I have tried to buried my father’s ghost hundreds of times, with varying degrees of success. In retrospect, it amazes me … Continue reading →

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On Being Molested

Posted on June 24, 2015 by armsakimbobook

How’s that for a title? Over the past decade, so much of my life has been about healing. About learning how to trust after a lifetime (really, truly – a lifetime) spent in the trust abyss. I have done it … Continue reading →

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