“Pet” is a poem sequence that navigates the reader through the traumatic & transformative journey of domestic abuse and its aftermath.
Patreon Bonus Content: Formatting the Book Part 2
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Why Understanding Abuse & Trauma is Necessary for Social Justice Work
CN: disturbing statistics regarding intimate partner violence, extensive discussion of the impact of abuse, trauma, marginalization and the intersection of all three; brief discussion of trauma-based mental illnesses, and oppression as a result of race, LGBT status, socio-economic background, and/or physical/mental ability. The focus of Yopp has always been to discuss all things related to social justice and civil rights. But another important topic that emerged fairly early on was issues related to abuse and …Read More
Patreon Bonus Content: FINAL COVER REVEAL!
A long post about finishing the cover design and then the final cover reveal!!
Patreon Bonus Content: Formatting the Book Part 1
At the end of this post, you’ll see a preview of the inside of our poetry book as well as a free poem! (Read more on Patreon.)
Patreon Bonus Content: Pre-Orders for Pet Are Open for Patrons!
My lovely patrons are the first group being gifted access to pre-ordering paperback copies of our brand new self-published poetry book, “Pet: the Journey from Abuse to Recovery.”
I Think My Friend is Being Abused. What Now?
This post was originally published as “What Do You Want out of a Relationship? An Alternate Method to Reaching Abuse Victims” on January 25th, 2020. CN: extensive discussion of the experience of being in an abusive relationship, discussion of physical abuse and the painful process of recovery after abuse, brief discussion of Dissociative Identity Disorder, mention of sexual abuse. Being able to recognize that you are being abused, while the abuse is still happening, is …Read More
Patreon Bonus Content: Extra Content for the Next 7 Weeks!
We are in crunch time for publishing our poetry book now, and during that time, we’ll be giving YOU extra patreon content! Patrons will be getting at least two extra posts, as well as getting access to Pre-Orders and later the full cover design reveal a week before anyone else! (Read More on Patreon)
Patreon Bonus Content: Back Cover Reveal!
When we moved our front cover design to a new document so that we could add the back cover design as well, we had originally…(Read More on Patreon).
Squat and Poop: The Art of Adaptation
CN: bathroom talk The story of how the piece you’re about to read came into my inbox is one of the more serendipitous moments that I’ve experienced. I was listening to Mugabi’s episode of the podcast No End In Sight, a podcast about chronic illness, and I was struck by how unique and compelling his story was. When I learned that he was a writer, I knew I needed to contact him and ask if …Read More