To help launch their new anthology, Nothing Compares to You: What Sinead O’Connor Means to Us, editors Sonya Huber and Martha Bayne invited others to submit essays, which Sonya would share on her e-newsletter (Nuts and Bolts from Sonya). You can read “Everywhere is War,” my essay inspired by watching Sinead O’Connor destroy a photo of the Pope on Saturday Night Live. (Content note: description of child sexual abuse.)
p.s. It means so much to me, as a survivor of child sexual abuse, to tell my story. The act of telling (and writing, and sharing) brings the issue out from the shadow of shame. I am grateful to be alive at a time when we can do this. I am grateful for all the love and support that helps us heal. Thank you for being part of my healing.
Rebecca Kuder 