Tag Archives: battered women

Writing

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Lisette d. Johnson

I have begun, finally, the process of writing my own story, the final story, for the book. I have written and shared pieces of the journey beyond the shooting in this blog. As I sit to write I am confronted … Continue reading →

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Hidden

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Lisette d. Johnson

I’m pulled into another memory that emerges seemingly from nowhere. An unidentified visual or sound triggers an image of M and I arguing in the kitchen. I want to go to the store for a yellow onion. We have a … Continue reading →

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Finding Normal

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Lisette d. Johnson

    Every so often things seem ‘normal’. I thankfully have periods now without it. Sometimes, I forget. When it comes though, it comes rushing back and over me and I suddenly am aware what it felt like only minutes earlier … Continue reading →

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The Farm

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Lisette d. Johnson

After Thanksgiving, I went to the farm.  It was a cold, but sunny day.  It was where it began. Long before we were involved he took me there.  I envisioned my visit with trepidation, but felt an almost obsessive need to … Continue reading →

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