Witness Statement
Starr Davisthe gospel of mothering and survival — in courtrooms, dreams, and memory
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 35 | Founded | 3 years ago | Last Issue | a month ago |
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Crime is a Mother
i used to hate this mugshot. but i don’t know. now i think it’s just a photo like all my others. A real one in a real moment in time.
yeah im a little tired. scared. swollen with grief and postpartum survival. but still looking directly at...
What It Cost Me
Last month, I won custody of my daughter. After five years in court, the judge heard me, saw me, and reversed the order. I am now the sole parent.
A judge told me, “You can return to Ohio, Ms. Davis.” I smiled, small and tight. What...
Wintering in Texas
Photo by Jonathan Randolph
It is still January, and I keep noticing that, like, it means something. I haven’t fasted yet. But I have prayed every day and eat only one meal a day, so it seems I might be fasting but in reverse.
I feel stuc...
It is Not 2016. I Will Not Resurrect Her.
I am currently stuck in the Januaries. I am watching the world respond to this trend, this idea that 2026 is the new 2016, as if that year was bliss. And it is freezing in Houston, because the cold touches us all this time of year, when so...
It is 2026 and I Have Court Again
It’s January, and I am thinking about goals and all my dreams and the texts from my lawyer regarding court this week. And it’s all there. The evidence and all the paperwork of paid notarizations. All my blood is there, clean, plainly for th...
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Poet, essayist, and mother writing on justice, faith, and survival. Author of Affidavit (2025) and I Am Mostly Bad Blood (2026).
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