The Long Road of Blog
Texas and Slamming Down on Abortions and Creating a Child Headed for Adoption Means You are Damaging a Person Before She or He Has a Say in the Matter and are Then Putting Them Up for Sale
Using COVID-19 as an excuse to continue to wield power over women’s bodies is another kind of virus.
Why This is a Great Time to Do Write or Die
The reason I do Write or Die is in large part to stir up the pot of you, to get you to rethink, revision, and reimagine who you are, what your story is, who your audience is, and what your blocks are.
Bacon and Ben and Jerry's and Take Care of Yourself
The next time I get to hug someone, I might not let go.
A Guest Blog Post by Joanna Lima -- The Master Wayfinder in an Ocean of Grief
What I do know is that in an ocean of grief, I am a master wayfinder. I know how to hold my center and I am not afraid to sail into the storm. And I’m not the only one of my kind.
A Guest Blog Post by My Dad, Frank Heffron, Where He Tells Me A Story about a Photograph
Being a part of that group was an amazingly wonderful experience in race relations for me.
Guest Blog Post by Angela Sparklesplenty -- I Need People
I saw a meme the other day: "Introverts, put your book down and check on your extrovert friends – they are not coping." It’s true – just being allowed out to the food shop today lifted my spirits. I really do need people.
Sometimes the Price of Relinquishment and Adoption is a Loss of Confidence
Confidence: the feeling or belief that one can rely on someone or something; firm trust; the state of feeling certain about the truth of something; a feeling of self-assurance arising from one's appreciation of one's own abilities or qualities.
A True but Partial Account of Why and How Being Relinquished and Adopted Made Lying My Second Language
I lied all the time. It was so interesting to live in a world that stretched.
Guest Blog Post - Mel Toth Part II - On Taking Care of Others and Feeling Worthy
I think I’m good at taking care of people partly because I want someone to take care of me.