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27 May, 201713 April, 2017

Do we really need to see graphic violence to ‘understand’?

A fenceline casting dramatic shadows on the grass.
Posted in pop culture by s.e. smith

Creators sometimes justify graphic, troubling scenes with the claim that we need to see to ‘understand.’ Well, do we?

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20 April, 20131 February, 2013

YA Is Not A Guidebook to Self-Harm, Teen Sex, or Anything Else

Posted in commentary by s.e. smith

Discussing the slew of concerntrolling editorials about how YA is destroying the world, a radio producer recently asked me if I thought YA acts like a user guide to self-harm and other potentially destructive, harmful, or socially undesirable behaviours. It’s a point that gets brought up a lot in these op-eds, and my response, as […]

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6 May, 20105 April, 2010

Domesticating the Monster/The Dragon in my Belly

Posted in disability by s.e. smith 1 Comment on Domesticating the Monster/The Dragon in my Belly

Content note: This post contains discussions of suicide, self harm, and depression. I dreamt that I was dreaming/I was wired to a clock/I tinkle by the minute Hey/tick tock tick tick tock I can’t remember the first time that I wanted to kill myself. I know it was a long time ago, longer ago than […]

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