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This Happened To Me

Suzanna Quintana in The Virago

If Writing is a Muscle, Mine Has Atrophied

Time to start flexing

Suzanna Quintana in The Virago

What I’ve Learned Living Off-Grid on a Mexican Beach

I was made for this shit

Suzanna Quintana in The Virago

The Voices in My Head Forgot Whose House This Is

Who invited these assholes anyway?

Suzanna Quintana in The Virago

What I Wish I Knew About Money Before Getting Married

Lessons I’m still paying for

Suzanna Quintana in The Virago

This is What Emotional Abuse Feels Like

Not seeing the signs didn’t mean they weren’t there

Suzanna Quintana in The Virago

I was Warned Not to Write This — Dear Medium…

A heartfelt letter from one of your unpaid employees

Maevyn Frey in The Virago

She Called Me Her Slave

How’s an 11-year-old supposed to respond to that?

Colleen Sheehy Orme in The Virago

The Texts That Signaled Divorce Abuse

They’re still difficult to read

Suzanna Quintana in The Virago

If I Were a Man, You’d Already Know How I Feel

Retraining myself in the art of speaking up

Suzanna Quintana in The Virago

The Beauty of Being an Invisible Woman

And having zero eyes on me