Hiding fandom in the underwear drawer since 1977

Chapter 2 of Herd Mentality is up, with triggering warnings for dubious consent/rape, physical and emotional abuse.

I don’t like writing violence and I especially do not like writing point of view violence.  There’s a reason why I pull back to tell things from outside points of view and this is one of them.

But in the last month or so, as I was reading the patheos blog and, among other things,  the entries by Libby Anne, Love, Joy and Feminism, I realized that I had something to say how I believe certain aspects of American Christian culture are immoral in their treatment of women and children.  The terrible violence done to Rose was the way to say it.  [discussion of purity culture, abuse, rape, abduction, and other triggering issues below]