Jennifer Miller

An Armor of Ink

The first 6 to 8 weeks of a college semester are known as the “Red Zone,” and this is the time period a student is most likely to be sexually assaulted or raped. It’s a fact emblazoned across my mind and embedded in my bones. But it’s one I didn’t know - until I was raped at the beginning of my college experience. My collegiate years were marred by a man with no human decency, but reclaimed by one who is a master with a tattoo machine. Through his work, my arm has evolved into a testament of the strength of survivors and daily affirmations that I am more than a statistic.