Megan D. Robinson
Bio
elf by inclination.
lover of words, dancing, and witchcraft.
journalist, poet, storyteller, visual and performing artist.
abuse surviver, single parent with adult child, former dog mom.
Stories (10/0)
#MeToo
#MeToo Because there are still so many misapprehensions about what constitutes sexual abuse, most centered around the idea that it has to be violent assault involving genitalia, I thought some clarifications were in order. Sexual abuse is forced sexual contact, but it can be a lot more subtle than an obvious assault, and includes a broader range of contact than many people are aware of. In this essay, I share some definitions from the Merriam-Webster Dictionary and then talk about some of my personal #metoo experiences with sexual abuse.
By Megan D. Robinson10 months ago in Humans
Princess Extraction
Mir and Ari met the unicorn as children, escaping lessons to wander the enchanted wood when Ari should’ve been practicing deportment, and Mir should’ve been drilling sword strikes; not just best friends, they were a princess and her bodyguard, both in training. Decades later, Mir stepped into the unicorn’s glade, whistling into the darkness for help. Suddenly, there was an impressive stallion with a fearsome horn, breathing inquisitively into her neck. She turned, saying “Ari’s been taken.” They galloped through the night in seconds, arriving at the warlord’s keep while the moon was still high. Sliding down, Mir tossed a folded paper hawk into the air, following its flight to a far tower. Creeping lethally through the shadows, dispatching patrolling guards, she tossed a rope ladder through the window, climbed up the tower wall, and vaulted through the window. Mir embraced the bruised and tattered Ari, then pulled an egg from her pouch and broke it on the floor, releasing hundreds of ghostly white spiders, who skittered under the door and into the keep. Mir listened maliciously to the screams, then jimmied the lock and opened the door, saying “Come. There is a unicorn who wants to take you home.”
By Megan D. Robinson11 months ago in Fiction
