How an Episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation Wound Up in a Memoir About Domestic Abuse

Carmen Maria Machado explains why she dedicated a chapter of her new book to recapping a sci-fi show from the ‘90s. Continue reading at 'Slate'

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BEA 2016: Zygmunt Miloszewski: Domestic Abuse, He Wrote

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How a Pulitzer-Winning Series Forced South Carolina to Face Its Domestic Violence Problem

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