to be clear, i'm sure there are ways to write about these horrible things in a non-horror way. but often i find these subjects written in a way that doesn't evoke... anything. not horror, not horniness, not a secret third thing, just an acknowledgement that they are bad & that they happen(ed)
to which i say, write nonfiction then. write ya. write children's media about horrible topics so that children can experience them in a non horrifying way-- that's an important thing art can do. but i am an adult. take the training wheels off.
feeling normal about it. app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/3cf3...