Telaina Eriksen

Debitage

Praise for Debitage:

“Who but a perfect God could create a world in which what we/want is never what we need. . .” Sexual assault and childhood trauma. Popular culture and political upheaval. What we’ve killed and what we’ve eaten. I’m undone by this poet’s rendering of pain and humor with every confession and turn: the black fly, karma, the beloved sister celebrated in these pages. Debitage is an essential book for our era and a site where Eriksen’s linguistic tools shine.”

– Janine Certo, author of Becoming EveO Body of Bliss, and Elixir

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The City of God

In the short story The City of God, a woman seeing a therapist after the sudden death of her father, suffers blackouts during her sessions and experiences wild, erotic dreams at night. Dreams that at first are welcome, but soon not.

Available as a standalone short story or as part of the Dark Mirrors Anthology.

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Unconditional: A Guide to Loving and Supporting Your LGBTQ Child

Unconditional offers parents of LGBTQIA children help navigating the special concerns of raising their child in our still very heteronormative and discriminatory world.  It includes:

  • How to help your child navigate locker rooms, sleepovers, proms, etc.
  • When to involve the police or school administration when it comes to bullying
  • How to advocate for local, state, and national policies that protect your child
  • Ways to educate well-meaning but misguided extended family members
  • How to help start a GSA at your child’s school
  • Signs of unhealthy relationships
  • When to consider therapy for your child, yourself, and/or your family
  • How to find an LGBTQ-friendly community (including inclusive churches)
  • “In Their Own Words” sections where LGBTQIA folks and their relatives talk about their experiences

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Supporting LGBTQIA Youth, Host Erin Prather Stafford, World of Mom Radio, 2023

How to Respond When Someone Comes Out to You,  New York Times Magazine,  2018

Homeless Rates for LGBTQ Teens are Alarming, But Parents Can Make a Difference,  Washington Post,  2017

Marinating with Joan Didion,  The Creative Turn,  2013

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