The Silence: The Legacy of Childhood Trauma
Junot Diaz breaks his silence about being raped by a trusted adult when he was 8 years old — a horrific trauma that ended his childhood, destroyed his sense of self, prompted a suicide attempt, and has shaped every day of his life since.
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The New Yorker
Published: Apr 16, 2018
Length: 19 minutes (4,958 words)
Miss Lora
[Fiction] A teenager’s grief and its aftermath:
“Years later, you would wonder if it hadn’t been for your brother would you have done it? You’d remember how all the other guys had hated on her—how skinny she was, no culo, no titties, como un palito, but your brother didn’t care. I’d fuck her.
“You’d fuck anything, someone jeered.
“And he had given that someone the eye. You make that sound like it’s a bad thing.”
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The New Yorker
Published: Apr 23, 2012
Length: 21 minutes (5,357 words)