Adoption Series: Sleeping out
Acting out as a fostered and adopted child was my norm. “The lights are out.” “Teddy! Wake up, wake up.... View Article
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Acting out as a fostered and adopted child was my norm. “The lights are out.” “Teddy! Wake up, wake up.... View Article
Arianna O’Dell used references from an earlier version of this story in her piece on narcissism that appeared in Fast... View Article
“If I fuck this up, my family will hate me forever,” was the thought. And with it the project stopped... View Article
I meant to make him feel bad. And I’ve felt guilty about it ever since. I was twenty-one and walking... View Article
A client shared this with me (details changed to protect my client’s privacy). I was struck by the raw emotion... View Article
Saturday, March 2nd, in person, in Bellingham, limited to ten people, from 10 until Noon, $25. Coffee, tea, snacks, and... View Article
Next session: Saturday, February 3, 10 to Noon Five have signed up as of today, Tuesday, January 23rd. We’ll talk... View Article
Lonely and unable to ask why. I could see my home across the way from where I was boarded. I... View Article
I pushed ahead. Not sure why. I knew the scene I envisioned wouldn’t get the result I wanted. (My writing... View Article
“My partner of five years just left to join another firm.” That was the first thing he said as our... View Article