This Is Us

What My Father Did to Me

The truth of your life is always there — and the more you hide from it, the worse it haunts you

Christopher McHale
Published in
13 min readJun 30, 2020

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Blue-colored illustration of a person looking out froma prison cell.
Illustration: lupashchenkoiryna/Getty Images

The cops swarmed toward us.

Have you ever been in a riot?

There were screams, but there was also silence. Enough silence to hear bones crack.

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Christopher McHale
Human Parts

Writer | Composer | Producer | Human | Christopher writes about creativity, culture, technology, music, writing. www.christophermchale.com