by Trish Propson | May 21, 2017 | The Post-Crescent
Published in the Appleton Post Crescent, May 21, 2017 Animated flowers, stars, and lollipops blinked right above the words, “Fresh, sweet, new, don’t you deserve it?” This marked my first interaction with Backpage, a website promoting sex trafficking. Backpage,...
by Trish Propson | Apr 10, 2017 | Times-Villager
By Trish Propson Originally Published in the Times Villager, April 2017 “I wish I could tell my mom I was raped on the school bus.” “I wish my mom would tell me why she lets her boyfriend have sex with me.” “I wish I could tell my dad to stay out of my bed and...
by Trish Propson | Apr 10, 2016 | Times-Villager
By Trish Propson Originally published in the Times Villager, April 2016 “I wish I could tell my dad I have no respect for him. He is such a hypocrite. He says one thing and does another.” “I wish my son would tell me why he is so disrespectful and ungrateful....
by Trish Propson | Aug 10, 2015 | Times-Villager
Published in the Times Villager, August 2015 “I wish I could tell my mom I smoke weed.” “I wish my dad would tell me that he knows I am high all the time-does he even notice?” “I wish my mom would tell me she knows I am taking her prescription meds and...
by Trish Propson | Feb 3, 2015 | The Post-Crescent
February 3, 2015, Published in the Appleton Post Crescent Long shadows from a bright winter moon stretch across a snow-blanketed bridge aglow with lights. Lost in each other, a young couple strolls through the magical scene. He places his hand on her lower back,...
