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Tag Archives: Growing Up
The Kitchen Table
Gather around this old kitchen table vortex of home and family. This is the place where dreams were launched, homework done, children taught their manners. Not elegant. No formal dining room of candles and linen, but strong and sturdy, scratched … Continue reading
Battered Child
I am a battered child protect me from the Tyrant, Persecutor Strangler of my dreams Mentor-Tormentor. Protect me from the Castrator of my pleasure Perpetrator of my guilt Side-Show Barker of my fears. Protect me from that Antithesis Robber of … Continue reading
The Struggle
November 23, 1982, was not only the day I was forced out into the streets, but it was also the third and last time my mother tried to kill me. It all started from a small question, when I asked … Continue reading
Posted in Autobiography, Non-fiction
Tagged Death, Domestic Violence, Family, Growing Up, Trauma
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Gangsta Flick
No need to watch movies. All I had to do was look out of my bedroom window. Friday nights were like a scene out of a movie with people gambling and drinking late into the night. “Come on six. Daddy … Continue reading
The Renunciation
Stephen Mead is a published artist, writer and maker of short collage-films living in NY.