Alyson Shelton
Alyson Shelton wrote and directed the award-winning feature, Eve of Understanding. Currently, she's finishing up Issue #1 of Reburn, a comic with artist Elise McCall (Spy Island, Man-Eaters). Her essays have appeared on MsMagazine.com, Hobert Pulp and Little Old Lady comedy blog. She lives in Los Angeles with her family.
You can’t heal trauma with a spiritual bypass
No amount of forgiveness, meditation or crystals was going to put that genie back in the bottle.
Stop is a complete sentence
I’m a baby. The monster comes to life here, before I have words. Before I can say stop. If I could, I would scream the word until I’m hoarse.
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