Miss American Pie tells my story, beginning with abuse by my father that started when I was three and a half, and carries it through more than fifty years of survivorship. It moves across childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and into the decades of reflection and research that followed.
Let the Rain Fall Down Upon Her
“She learned early how to hold it all in. Grief. Rage. The ache of being unseen. Her body became the container. Her silence became the offering. But even silence has weight. Even the strongest vessels crack.”
This chapter traces the quiet violence of emotional repression and the cultural myths that reward containment over truth. Kimberly Revis Callis writes from a survivor-led perspective, reclaiming voice through memoir, memory, and the slow work of release.
A Long, Long Time Ago
“She was the quiet one. The good girl. The one who didn’t ask for much. But silence was never safety. It was survival. And survival came at a cost.”
In this opening chapter, Kimberly Revis Callis traces the early imprint of neglect and emotional abandonment. A survivor-led memoir of invisibility, longing, and the myths we inherit when no one is watching.
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