I was 14. He was 22. If it wasn’t grooming, what is?

I was 14. He was 22. If it wasn’t grooming, what is?

The world has normalized these stories of abuse. After four years, I freed myself – but how much had I already been shaped?

It was 6.30am on a Saturday when I found out Fred had died.

I was sitting by the window on the second floor of my friend’s home in Brooklyn. I had woken up early, buzzing from the adrenaline of a series of unaccustomed public appearances following the recent publication of my book.

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