Consent Is a Living Thing, Not a Word

Navigating yes, no, and the sticky spots in between

Madeline Berky
Human Parts
Published in
18 min readSep 8, 2020

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Editor’s note: This story deals with sex and consent. It contains graphic details which may be upsetting to survivors of sexual assault. For support and resources, please visit RAINN.

My door shut behind him. There were chips in its red paint and a horseshoe nailed above the outside for…

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Madeline Berky
Human Parts

writing from the intersection point of body and intimacy. @madelineberky