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Survivor Guilt

Published on August 21, 2019 in Gun Violence by Amy Pence

By Amy Pence. He’s got an A rating from the NRA. But Georgia senator Johnny Isakson has never had to run for his life.

Published on August 9, 2019 in Gun Violence/U.S. by Andrew Posner

By Andrew Posner. How does so much bounty go to rot time after time after time?

Published on August 8, 2019 in Gun Violence/U.S. by Marina Stevenson

By Marina Stevenson. Garlic cloves, like gun rights, must be broken to let the healing begin.

Published on August 8, 2019 in Gun Violence/U.S. by Mary Ann Honaker

By Mary Ann Honaker. For survivors of the latest mass shootings, this is a news cycle that will never stop.

Published on August 5, 2019 in Gun Violence/U.S. by Megan Merchant

By Megan Merchant. “We are calling this piece ‘249 mass shootings in 2019’. A title in-progress.”

Published on August 4, 2019 in Gun Violence by Yvonne Daley

By Yvonne Daley. Three mass shootings in one week and each took place on colonized land.

Published on July 29, 2019 in Gun Violence by Maureen Doallas

By Maureen Doallas. 3 are dead and 11 wounded after a mass shooting at the historic Gilroy Garlic Festival.

Published on June 7, 2019 in Gun Violence by Sean Kelbley

By Sean Kelbley. A poem for National Gun Violence Awareness Day.

Published on May 28, 2019 in Gun Violence/U.S. by Michael Henry

By Michael Henry. Imagine the gun is sentient.

Published on May 14, 2019 in Gun Violence by Megan Merchant

By Megan Merchant. When children practice drills for a disaster too violent to name.