C is for Cycles
Guest writer Jen Shin grew up fearing her mother’s cycles of anger and fantasized about replacing her with women who were loving and warm.
Jen Shin
Jen Shin is a Korean American writer and mental health advocate with more than a decade in recovery from alcoholism and bulimia. She is currently at work on “Disappearing Acts,” a coming-of-age addiction memoir which examines how we return to our true selves after reality and illusion become one. She is a 2023 Periplus Fellow and has been awarded fellowships and residencies from Anaphora Arts and Stove Works. In 2021, she published “Have You Received Previous Psychotherapy or Counseling?” through zines + things, and her essays can be found in Oregon Humanities, The Rumpus, and aaduna.