There’s this script. Like a social script. And it keeps women trapped in these destructive relationships because they feel guilty leaving. I just think as writers, we have a hand in shaping that. I’m not saying we should all write manuals, like how-to-leave-your-boyfriend or get-out-alive … but at the same time our writing isn’t just floating in the ether [mimes a butterfly with one hand]. We need to hold each other accountable for the narratives we perpetuate. Don’t get me wrong—I love this memoir project, I think it’s so, so important. But if we’re going to have this account of a girl who
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