October is Domestic Violence Month. So it was difficult when I received a 1-star review for my short story, Flee with the words that the heroine (a domestic violence victim) was dumb, weak, and boring.
October is Domestic Violence Month. So it was difficult when I received a 1-star review for my short story, Flee with the words that the heroine (a domestic violence victim) was dumb, weak, and boring.
When I was in middle school, I was the recipient of a sucker punch. All I remember was that I was trying to talk my way out of being in a gang and "Wham", one of the girl's punched me in my face. I came "to" in darkness, surrounded by middle school feet on the floor. Suprisingly enough, my animal instinct kicked in and I was clutched hold to the girl's hair. I tried to wrench every strand from the top of her head. It was gruesome for both of us. I'd imagine that some 28 years later that she'd be bald on one side . Certainly, a tragedy for both of us.
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