The Long Road of Blog
“It’s as though I were living at last in my eyes, as I have always dreamed of doing, and I think then I know why I’ve come here: to see, and so to go out against new things—oh god how easily—like air in a breeze. It’s true there are moments—foolish moments, ecstasy on a tree stump—when I’m all but gone, scattered I like to think like seed…”
William Gass, In the Heart of the Heart of the Country
A guest post by Amanda Medina: No, I Don't Owe Her (My Adoptive Mother) My Love
Amanda Medina is a treasure of a human and a writer, and I asked her to do a guest blog post.
The Dirty Orphan or What Happens When I Can't Sleep and Get a Hold of My Computer at 3:41 am.
A cool thing about being in contact with so many other adopted people is that it helps keep me honest.
If You Haven't Read Belonging by Toko-pa Turner You Are So Lucky Because Now You Get to Read It For the First Time
I tried reading a section of Belonging, Remembering Ourselves Home without a pen in hand. I lasted one sentence.
Sex after 50 or Oh! So THIS is What a Condom Feels Like.
I think my body after 50 is redefining intimacy.
The Thin Place, A Swarm of Stars, and Your Question
I think about Thoreau a lot as I stay here. My daughter came to visit last night and she also brought up Thoreau. She said we could pretend I was him and she could pretend to be his mother and do my laundry and it could be Walden all over again.
Loving the Hook and Adoptee Grief
Living in comfort can be so dangerous for the soul. We were meant to be pierced.
The Power of Thought, The Gut, and Adoption
I have been trying to figure out why I and so many other adopted people have gut issues.
I Have a Question for You about Your Phones
What does it mean to be connected these days? To whom are we, are you, am I, connected? And why?
Earning a Fucking R Rating and Bringing a Gun into The Scene
The gun first came out in a Los Gatos coffee shop.