title: A truth of being.
abstract: SUMMARY In an exploration of what it means to write from a lesbian perspective, Vanessa Scrivens examines the process and the power of self-writing. She states that writing gives one the strength to give birth to the inner conscience and the courage to look it in the eye. A short piece of autobio/fictional writing that follows this discussion will hopefully give an example of the true potential that self-writing has.
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authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Scrivens
keywords: Lesbians; body; child sexual abuse; memory; self-writing