3/17
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
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3/16
Becoming: 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
3/14
Becoming: 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
3/10
Becoming: 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
4/7
Becoming: Sleeping out
Read Time: 12 minutes
Acting out as a fostered and adopted child was my norm. “The lights are out.” “Teddy! Wake up, wake up.... View Article
3/3
Adoption Series: Ledger
Read Time: 4 minutes
I was fostered at birth and adopted at five months by the Leonhardts. I meant to make him feel bad.... View Article
1/20
Adoption Series: Lonely
Read Time: 3 minutes
Lonely and unable to ask why. A hollow ache filled my chest, an emptiness where belonging should have been.... View Article
12/17
Adoption Series: Christmas
Read Time: 4 minutes
I pushed ahead. Not sure why. I knew the scene I envisioned wouldn’t get the result I wanted. (My writing... View Article
12/16
Adoption Series: Escape
Read Time: 7 minutes
With Dad’s hammer tucked into my belt, a length of rope looped around my waist, and a bunch of large... View Article
10/22
Adoption Series: Milk money
Read Time: 4.5 minutes
Mrs. Hays slipped on the wet porch step. The milk money basket hit the asphalt, spewing nickels, dimes, pennies, and... View Article
