Volume 1

Stories written for the last time.
May - December 2022

     

 
   I never really had a good understanding of love. Then again – I never really had a good understanding of any emotion. In anticipation of this entry, I needed to undo the emotional work I have done over the past decade to go back and clear
Relationships, Abuse, Breakups Jillian Dooley Relationships, Abuse, Breakups Jillian Dooley

Behind closed doors we fought, things were thrown, threats made. I was left on the street, no keys, wallet, or cell phone – completely locked out. I slept on the floor, the bathtub, I was forced to throw up, to purchase, to submit. I had a curfew. I couldn’t go anywhere alone and if I was alone I needed to be picked up.

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