These Stolen Flowers: A Rape Awareness Book. Poetry and Ideas for Avoiding and Overcoming Rape.

By Patty Moskos

Patty Moskos did a series of paintings about the feeling and experiences of being a woman, drawn from her journal keeping. While attending a writers conference in Taos, NM, Patty decided to write These Stolen Flowers as a two-part poetry book, describing the difficult experiences of rape victimization that includes a self-help section on rape avoidance, with space for writing-in ones own stories, as an aid in overcoming rape issues.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Jun 30, 2010
• ISBN: 9781467045476

Patty Moskos

Patty Moskos is a self-taught artist, having studied painting at Indiana University, and worked as an artist in Taos, New Mexico. Her painting covers many subjects from landscape to social issues, and she was also the founder of the 310 Gallery in Bloomington, IN. Patty has always been interested in women’s issues, which she also paints about.

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© 2010 Patty Moskos. All rights reserved.

No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

First published by AuthorHouse 8/3/2010

ISBN: 978-1-4520-1040-3 (sc)

ISBN: 9781467045476 (ebk)

Bloomington, Indiana

Contents

Becoming a Woman

Bouquets

Spider at Night

Body Language

The Virgin Heart

Prince Charming

Clothing

The Shower

Walking Straight and Tall

Spider in My Room

Growl

Sewing

These Stolen Flowers

Pincushion

Mary

Spider One

Their Eyes

Nobody Said a Word

Avoiding Stranger Rape

Taking Notes and Things to Think About.

Looking for the Lost Thing

The Maidens

Clothing 2

Spider Two

His Sin

The Sick Crow

Acquaintance Rape

Date Rape

Drugs, Alcohol, and Rape

Avoiding Rape with Your Own Personal Power

Overcoming Rape

Thanks to Bill Richardson, the Governor of New Mexico,

who inspired me at a Right to Write Conference in Taos,

New Mexico.

This book was written and designed to increase the awareness of rape issues. Many women are unsure about what has happened to them. Some women might even want to forget that it even happened to them at all.

Many women, dismayed by acquaintance rape, might not even report the fact that they have been attacked.

It is time to get loud about rape. It no longer has to be a dark secret that you keep. Rape issues in a woman’s life can cause posttraumatic stress disorder and difficulties with a normal sex life, ruining marriages and intimate relationships.

Remember: no means no. If a man does not stop when you say no, you could be finding yourself in a rape situation.

If you think you have been raped, seek help from the police and a hospital. It could help you to tell a close friend. There are many women’s groups that you could contact. There are also telephone help lines for women who have been raped.