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Geography of Shame
Geography of Shame
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At the moment, I am happy in my life.
But it hasn't always been this way. For many anxiety-filled years, I only felt centered inside a classroom, teaching literature to students with dreams, separated from the troubles I left in the hall behind the closed door. But after each class, these troubles stood waiting like a stalker determined to have his way.
As far back as I remember, I had been emotionally enmeshed with people who drank, drugged, and abused women. During the course of a typical day, a man who probably thought he was the love of my life brought me flowers, told me I was too fat, cooked us a gourmet meal, struck me when no one was looking, swore that he adored me, and threw the dinner-- plates and all-- onto the floor. The chaos only ended when he passed out on the couch. I'm convinced my bout with uterine cancer in 2008 was set off by having endured years of unbearable stress.
But it hasn't always been this way. For many anxiety-filled years, I only felt centered inside a classroom, teaching literature to students with dreams, separated from the troubles I left in the hall behind the closed door. But after each class, these troubles stood waiting like a stalker determined to have his way.
As far back as I remember, I had been emotionally enmeshed with people who drank, drugged, and abused women. During the course of a typical day, a man who probably thought he was the love of my life brought me flowers, told me I was too fat, cooked us a gourmet meal, struck me when no one was looking, swore that he adored me, and threw the dinner-- plates and all-- onto the floor. The chaos only ended when he passed out on the couch. I'm convinced my bout with uterine cancer in 2008 was set off by having endured years of unbearable stress.
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