6/1
Becoming: Bigotry absorbed
Read Time: 2 minutes
Dad pulled up and, looking at us, rolled down the window. Not saying anything, he nodded and pulled away, cranking... View Article
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Archive for: Adoption Series
5/25
Becoming Series: Dad is dead
Read Time: 4 minutes
“Your father died. Can you come help?” Shaking off sleep, I noticed it was raining. Raining hard. Her voice was... View Article
3/30
Becoming: The reading
Read Time: 2.5 minutes
“You must have separated from your parents when you were five or six.” I looked at Tom, pondering the thought.... View Article
3/30
Becoming: The session
Read Time: 5 minutes
“What can you tell me about your relationship with your family?” Strange is the first word that comes to mind.... View Article
3/21
Adoption Series: First love
Read Time: 4.5 minutes
“You mustn’t play with matches, you know that!” Mom’s lips tighten, eyebrows down, the crease between deepens, and I know... View Article
3/15
Adoption Series: The check
Read Time: 4 minutes
Heading home from my first day of second grade. The Alder and Maple are turning, but most leaves haven’t fallen.... View Article
3/15
Adoption Series: Persona absorbed
Read Time: 6 minutes
It’s Thursday, I’m sixteen. Schools out, and I’m pounding down the hall at speed –– hoping I don’t get nailed... View Article
3/15
Adoption Series: Mom’s diaries
Read Time: 4.5 minutes
My mother’s thoughts and feelings from the past. The covers are leather. Dark red leather. Green leather. Occasionally, pink leather.... View Article
3/15
Adoption Series: Lessons in pain
Read Time: 9 minutes
When my emotions run hot, my skills go cold. “Teddy, what’s three times five?” Asked in a voice, I can’t... View Article
3/15
Adoption Series: Everything changed
Read Time: 16 minutes
The demon inside awakens. I’m curled in a ball. I should be running for the hills. Judy’s wildly waving a... View Article
