My Body Asunder

A quarter life memoir about enduring childhood abuse to find wholeness as an adult. An ode to lost ones. A love letter to found families. A meticulous examination of trauma passed on, and the fear of growing up to become one’s parents.

In dizzying and poetic prose, Darwin Riviere writes about growing up in an abusive home, living on the streets of Portland, struggling with physical and mental disability, investing in community, and — above all — surviving.