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Archive for: Adoption Series
8/29
Becoming: With Cars, I Felt Strong
Read Time: 4:19 minutes
How the neighborhood "cool kid" showed style and persona buttress confidence from childhood to adulthood.
7/9
Becoming: Protest
Read Time: 03:10 minute
Consequential missed opportunities from our past have a way of nudging us throughout our lives.
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
5/25
Becoming: 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
3/29
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
3/27
Becoming: 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
3/19
Becoming: 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
