Revenge Travel Helped Me Learn to Manage My Anxiety
Though I estranged myself from my toxic family, their hold on my mind still needed to let me go. So I got on a plane and left.
Monique Laban is a writer from New York. Her work has appeared in JoySauce, The Offing, Clarkesworld, The Florida Review, Electric Literature, and elsewhere. She is a 2022 Hedgebrook writer in residence.
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