the BOOK! ;)

The cover maybe?

For those who don't mind the spoiler, here it is:

http://resurrectionafterrape.org/LTSCover.jpg -

I've worked REALLY hard on it.

Matt, it's beautiful. I love what you wrote. You did well, you really did. I can't say enough. Can't wait to own the book. Thank you for this labor of love. I know it will make a huge difference to women. Just the fact that it is so beautiful...

I'm sitting here literally (and I'm using the wordcorrectly!) teary-eyed. I wanted to contribute, but could never bring myself to write anything, but this book still feels like it's mine...I remember a xerox of a survivor letter that I carried around until it got all tattered. I clung to those words because I wanted them so desperately to be true. I have always wanted to believe that there can be joy after sorrow, beauty after ugliness, hope after despair. I can't wait to read the letters each of you have written, and to see how Matt turned your words into works of art. It makes it so much more meaningful, makes the book so much more personal and mine, that I know this book was a joint effort of my tribe.

And it almost makes up for the fact that Matt wrote That Other Book, the one that barely escaped being hurled into my trash can! lol

absolutely beautiful! I can not wait till it is out and we get to see it in its entierty. I was just talking to my boyfriend the other day about this book and he got all teary eyed and was like I don't think you understand how many people you and all of your group are going to help others with this book. Maybe it could even be of some help for those supporting survivors as well as the survivors themselves. The potential is endless.

None of the words I can think of seem to do what I am feeling and thinking justice. It's amazing. I really like the main picture. I won't go into why as not to spoil for others but I love its symbolism.

The words are perfect. If I saw this in a store somewhere, or the library, I would read that and I would have to read the whole thing..maybe even right there in the store!!

Thank you

I don't know if anyone else is feeling this...

After all the emotion of the cover etc...I felt a sense of pride and excitement. I don't feel like I did very much but I still can't wait to take the book to my therapist and say..look what I did. She never got to read my letter before I sent and she is one of the very few I'd be comfortable showing. Though really I feel like showing everyone and buying them all a copy so they can read all of our words.

Seeing these snippets of the design and the cover..(bear with me whilst I fumble around trying to express "feelings" rather than thoughts) It makes me think (lol) there is no-one else I would have trusted with my words. Matt, it's really plain to see how much thought you have put into this project. I didn't put any thought into how I thought it might look and yet I know it is somehow what I imagined and is perfect.

it's magnificent, matt. it's tribal and poetic and firm and strong.

group tattoo at the retreat? teehee?

Very nice!!! I am very excited to see it in its entirety :)

Good job Matt!!

omg... i am sitting here and almost cant type for my tears...i am so happy. I am so honored to know that my pain in some way IS going to and has been making a difference...(its a life validation as well that me not giving up and everyone else is strong and we are not alone! I absolutely LOVE the description on the back...i barely got to see it for crying. I love it love it love it! Amazing job! ....and you DO GET IT! :)

It looks REALLY great! Actually, perfect!

I think at retreat all of us should sign each others.....that would be cool and i like the idea of a group tattoo picture!

Like yearbooks in High School!

But a group tattoo...I dunno, I think that gets a bit too much like a cult. Although...I know one person who actually had the cover to RAR tattooed on her upper arm.

I would go for signing the survivor book for sure. :)