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Tag: Trauma
On Carrying the Weight of Survivor’s Guilt, a guest post by Deeba Zargarpur
I have lived with the effects of war all my life. It’s one of the main reasons why House of Yesterday exists—to try to untangle the ghosts and questions and guilt in an effort to find my way back home.
You Can Heal Through Art, a guest post by Robin Roe
For the person who reads Dark Room Etiquette, I hope they’re comforted, see themselves, see their potential for growth and recovery, see their ability to create their own art, and know that even if they’re hurting right now, they can make it out of the dark.
In Defense of the Volatile, Unlikable Girl, a guest post by Tanvi Berwah
It’s not that these types of teen characters are truly unlikable–it’s that looking at them full-on, without flinching, makes us confront our own selves.
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A devastatingly tragic and deeply immersive masterpiece.
Book Review: You Know I’m No Good by Jessie Ann Foley
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How to Write Books that Aren’t Exciting, a guest post by Bryan Bliss
If we begin thinking teenagers are only searching for an adrenaline shot in 300 page, we miss out on the need, the desire, to develop and investigate interior lives.
Writing with a Trigger Warning, a guest post by Victoria Lee
Author Victoria Lee joins us to talk about sexual abuse, mental health, survivorship, and the importance of feeling seen.
Book Review: The Whispers by Greg Howard
When Riley's mother goes missing, his only hope is that the Whispers in the woods will help bring her back home. A moving, thoughtful examination of trauma, grief, and the power of imagination.
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