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January 11, 2024

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December 22, 2023

memoir writing

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October 1, 2023

Fire Circle at NAAP Fall Retreat

The Adoptee Army Uprising at Pokagon State Park

September 18, 2023

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August 26, 2023

Dr. Gabor Maté,

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July 21, 2023

“Where better to read an adoption memoir than on the beach in front of my childhood home,” I thought, stuffing more books than I knew I’d be able to make time for into my suitcase.

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July 11, 2023

A Tribute to Patricia Long Legs

July 7, 2023

A FATHER’S DAY POST FROM THE WEST END OF GALVESTON ISLAND

A Father’s Day Post from the West End of Galveston Island

June 18, 2023

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Eight Books That Healed This Adoptee’s Heart

May 28, 2023

Untengling Our Roots Conference

United: The Healing Power of the Adoption Constellation

May 27, 2023

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May 13, 2023

A 2-Part Interview with Janeice Garrard

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May 1, 2023

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April 30, 2023

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September 19, 2022

Adoptee Meet Birth Father

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September 19, 2022

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May 8, 2022

The Day I Asked to Be Un-Adopted

The Day I Asked to Be Un-Adopted

March 25, 2022

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A Memoir About an Adoption that Never Happened.

March 24, 2022

“Who in the world am I? Ah, that’s the great puzzle.”

-Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland