Kathryn Usher

Virginia Woolf Warned Arm Waving Beadles Devour Women’s Creative Work — a Dropkick to the Head Stops Him

BY Kathryn Usher
MEDIUM Alcohol markers, acrylic paint markers, illustration paper

In this personal essay I look at years of cyber harassment by a coworker. This Beadle creature thrashed his arms trying to stop me from being creative. Trauma prevented me from being able to defend myself. Surely I ‘m not the only person who has been diminished by brutal life encounters.

Maybe we are all shocked and bruised because of the trauma we experienced this past year. Maybe we could all use a friend who will take out their best china teacup and make us hot tea. I ‘m processing my trauma by making art so I can share relatable stories.