We love writer Rachel Shukert, and today we’re proud to publish this excerpt from her upcoming novel, Have You No Shame? Here, Rachel recounts her time spent in an out-patient clinic, being treated for anorexia. Of course, that’s not the entire story. My favorite line? “There was a demon in my vagina.”
Shukert was also kind enough to give us some behind-the-scenes thoughts on this piece. (“Dispersed throughout this harrowing depiction of erection-murdering events are helpful hints for the eating-disordered among you. Enjoy!")
I’ll turn it over to the divine, comedic genius of Ms. Rachel Shukert:
"Before developing the potentially lethal eating disorder, future sufferers of anorexia nervosa often display the tell-tale signs of susceptibility: a controlling nature, a desperate need to please, an uncompromising perfectionism in all things. As I am lazy, contrary, and easy on myself to the point of ludicrousness...
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