author of HERETIC: A MEMOIR (HarperCollins, 2022). astrologer and practicing witch. helps writers take the internalized capitalism out of their everyday creative practice. iowan in nyc.
today marks 12 years since i put on my cowboy boots and walked to the county courthouse to file for divorce from my abusive ex-husband.
i wish i could go back and tell that terrified girl that she's braver than she knows, and that everything she's never let herself want is on the other side.