Ellipses and Semicolons

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January 2012

“Naked for twenty-four of our last thirty-six Hours together, and I mean...”

– Séverine in Summer School BY REX WILDER

Covers: Because one version is never enough.

Why I talk about rape →

I talk about rape right out loud because I have no reason to be ashamed. I am not the one who should be lowering my voice. In a society where something like 1 in 4 women experiences sexual assault, not talking about it is an anomaly, the silence that proves the stigma.

I want to drink you sober, darling.

“Your granddaddy, though, he was a stubborn man and he was smart, like you. He...”

– In the Dark of Day and Light of Night… by Roxane Gay

“I draw you a bath and sit on the warm, damp edge of the tub while you soak and...”

– In the Dark of Day and Light of Night You Call Me Your Bright Shining Star, Roxane Gay

Women and Language: Is English biased against us? ... →

Being a linguistics student and a wordsmith, I tend to give most of my attention to lexicon; how people talk, the words they choose, their tone, their auxiliary verbs, their dialects, their adjectives, their lack of adjectives and so forth. It fascinates me and opens up my eyes to a better understanding of this world.