#traumatized me so bad i didn't touch creative writing for years and i still have dreams about it sometimes. 10 years later

[kentuckycaverats]

i've done such a good job of forgetting everyone i knew in high school that learning that people still remember me feels like getting hit by a train. banish me from your memory what's wrong with you

#my hometown synagogue did this pride shabbat thing and my mother wrote/read a speech about how violent and inescapable transphobia is rn #someone i dont remember who still remembers me approached her afterward #and for some reason???? was like 'yea we were all really jealous of kentucky in hs' bc [nastiest teacher i ever had] loved them' #patently false. we hated each other. one of the primary reasons i have problems with authority #traumatized me so bad i didn't touch creative writing for years and i still have dreams about it sometimes. 10 years later #also. i wasnt out as trans but i was very loudly a lesbian and her homophobic ass did Not care for it #hate 2 be perceived. especially hate 2 be perceived inaccurately and from a decade ago. biting biting biting

[ayemreyzel13]

For this module, I will write my reflection about the Forms and Types of Creative Nonfiction to help other people to understand this topic. Reminder! This definitions is based on my understanding if you need some information you can search it on google.

There are many forms and types of creative nonfiction it includes the Autobiography, Biography, Journal, Diary, Letter, Memoir, Literary Journalism/Reportage, Reflection essay, Testimonio essay, and Travelogue.

Autobiographies are the same as biographies except for one key difference: the story of a person's life is told by that person. It is a person tells the story of his or her own life. Because of this, autobiographies are told in first-person point of view. This means that the narrator is in the story and uses the pronouns I, me and my. However, Biography is a true story of a person's life that is written by someone else. It is written about famous individuals or someone who has made an important impact on society. A Journal is about daily written record of personal experiences it is based on facts and you can for several years. A Diary can have a person's deepest secrets and desires; as such, it is usually not meant to be shared with anyone. A letter is a written message addressed to a person or organization. Letters often contain personal thoughts and opinions, but they are directed at just one person. Letters are never really meant to be published and are usually discarded once the message is received. Emails can be considered a more advanced type of letter. Memoir is a centralized and more specific storytelling it is more focused, telling the story of somebody’s life, focusing on an important event that occurred at a specific time and place. A Literary reportage is the art of blending documentary, reportage-style observations, with personal experience, perception, and anecdotal evidence, in a non-fiction form of literature. A Reflection Essay is a personal experience. Therefore, the tone and voice of the writing are personal as well. Written typically from a first-person point of view, these types of essays take the reader through a journey of growth and discovery. Testimonio essay is a form of creative nonfiction that is generally defined as a first person narration of socially significant experiences in which the narrative voice is a typical or ordinary witnesses. And lastly is A travelogue it is an essay-type piece of writing, it is also a diary of a person's journey to another place. So all rules for essays work here too. There are three elements: introduction, main body, and conclusion.

To summarize what I've learned in this topic is it helps me to acknowledge that difference types of creative nonfiction so now I can use my own reflection essay.

this is the example of my own reflection essay

I thought it was a Best Day, but it turned out to the “Darkest Moment” in my life

Having a problem is a part of a person's life. Some people said that "you are strong and have a faith in the Lord, The Lord will not forsake you." I have a strong faith in him but, my faith suddenly become weak and I questioned him. "Why did he let me experience that?" The Darkest moment in my life started when I was a 14-year-old girl. On May 5, 2017, my Auntie (my mother's younger sister) invited me to go with them because they planned an outdoor activity (swimming) that will set on the next-next-day (May 7, 2017). My family didn't want to go but my mom said that " You can be with them, but don't leave your aunt's side. So, there's nothing bad will happen to you." I was happy and excited because that's the first time she let me leave At as though they aren't going with me. I prepared my things and my mother helped me to do it, and she takes me to my auntie's house on the evening of May 6, 2017, so that she let me sleep at her sister's house.

On May 7, 2017, we arrived at Hidden Sanctuary Resort at exactly 11:00 A.M. My cousins and I immediately go to the bathroom so that we can change our clothes. We are so happy at that moment, we toured the entire resort. 3:10 in the afternoon the wave in the pool has started, We are so happy at that time, I feel relaxed, I also feel like I'm free and I thought it was the best day of my life. But, the "Best Day" turns out to the "Darkest Moment" in my life. At exactly 3:30 P.M an old man suddenly came and he touches and squeezes my private part. I immediately punch her shoulder and I cursed him and I started crying that caught the attention of many people in the pool. They ask me what happened, then I'd told them what happened that time, they immediately call the manager of the resort and the manager called the police. At first, He's denying and he said that I was making a story but I'm not and I was traumatized. Then we arrived at the Malolos, Bulacan Police Station, and the Policewomen asking me a lot of questions. I am cold and I can't stop myself crying, and his family gets mad at me because they think that I was making a story.

On that day, I feel like it was a long tiring day. I was traumatized, I had a trust issue especially in men. I can't sleep at night and I'm afraid to talk to boys even though they are my relatives. It also affecting my mental health that leads me to think about killing myself. Honestly, until now, that moment is still fresh in my mind. While I was writing this activity, my tears are falling, I can't stop myself crying, I feel like it happened yesterday. But now, I'm still in the process of moving on. I also questioned him "why he let that happened". This experience gives me a lesson, I realize that "everything happens for a reason". To all people who experienced sexual harassment/abuse and other problems, please keep fighting and be strong! we can do it because we have a Lord beside us and our family also needs us because our fight is also their fight. Ajja!

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