Tag: alaska

KM7: Part II: C-1: The Tunnels: Knowing

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They said there are no tunnels. They lied.

“I’m Kind Of a Big Deal: We’re Talking Cover-up”

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Collage Book by Vennie Kocsis Collage art is a medium which I feel most in harmony with. For me, it’s akin to throwing runes and letting the story emerge on its own. I picked up some outdated pocket planners from Half Price Books to up-cycle into new books. Below is a time-lapse video of my … Continue reading “I’m Kind Of a Big Deal: We’re Talking Cover-up”

The Outhouse and a Sears Magazine

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When I was a child growing up on Sam Fife's cult compound in Alaska, we did not have electricity or plumbing. As a result, we used the bathroom in chamber pots and outhouses. We also did not have toilet paper. Our toilet paper was often a Sears magazine with anything that wasn't "proper" for us … Continue reading The Outhouse and a Sears Magazine

When Abuse Is a Child’s Normal

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**trigger warning: abuse description** If there had been a safe place for me as a child, what would I have said? I didn't know sexual abuse was wrong. I only knew it caused me physical pain and made me want to hide away. It sent me far from this earth place, to other dimensions, so … Continue reading When Abuse Is a Child’s Normal