In this 2nd of my Processing Parental Grief series, Calliandra receives a letter from her mother weeks after her death.
Missing A Beat examines the journey of two brothers as they attempt to leave behind a past marred by domestic violence but are presented with a choice that threatens the sibling bonds that have been their life raft.
This writing is based on storytelling, common in Mexican culture.
"My stories are meant to give women from Bangladesh a chance to show their strength and resilience. It is a way for me to try to connect with the rest of the world despite the differences in language and culture."
Ethology is a highly fictionalized ethnographic account of my travels around Tanzania, East Africa during my teens.
This story explores childbirth-related trauma and postpartum mental health through the lens of a ‘good birth.’
"She has been so careful at work; she has had all of her shopping delivered for weeks, actually for months, now; she's even wiped down the items with bleach as they are delivered, and still does. How can this have happened?"
Richard Stimac·
All ContentAutoethnodramaAutoethnographic Literary FictionBodily Autonomy Special Issue, 2022-23Special Issues
··23 min read"In this autoethnodrama, a woman terminates a pregnancy without telling her husband."
Odesa addresses the traumas of struggling immigrants, who face rejection and shunning rather than acceptance and understanding.
I provide context by referencing theory and practice in narrative medicine and current literary criticism around trauma plots.
"This autoethnographic story is about mental illness, specifically bi-polar disorder."
Catholic Boy Fights the Devil in the Mohawk River Valley is a short story that’s set in upstate New York during World War II. At a time when America was fighting fascist devils abroad, many were struggling with the devil’s influence at home.
