Download or read book Control of Our Destinies written by Sam Mills and published by Black Spot Books. This book was released on 2021-06-18 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Current attacks on women who failed to fight or speak up remind me of the way that men were treated when they came back from the First World War. Their shell shock was initially downplayed and derided because in the public imagination the men ought to have returned as jolly war heroes rather than wrecked and distraught souls suffering hallucinations and the shakes. As we come to understand more about trauma, however, we realize that for those who suffer PTSD &– whether men on the battlefield or women suffering assault &– the body keeps their score..."— Sam Mills, author of Chauvo-Feminism: On Sex, Power and #MeTooSam Mills' 'Control of our destinies' is part of The Indigo Press's short-form Indigo Express series — short essays and fiction commissioned in companion with, and in celebration of, our authors' books. Find out more on www.theindigopress.com/exclusive-writing/