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“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
(Photo: Brad Ewell)
Stealing the Troll -- guest blog post by Julia Richardson
Stealing caused me the most pain and gave me the most satisfaction.
MEGAPHONE VOICE and Flourish
The other day in our Flourish class, we talked about the MEGAPHONE VOICE, the voice you carry perhaps in your sternum that comments (INSIDE) on life as you lead it with your, as Ron said, strap-on face (somewhat) firmly in place.
Confronting Stigma in Literature (As Told by a Teenage Author) -- Guest Blog Post by Myles R.
I want my story to be liked for its plot, its characters, and its dialogue. I don’t want somebody to dislike my characters purely because they are non-binary or of non-Caucasian heritage. Essentially, race and sexuality will be almost entirely ambiguous.
Hitting the Wall, the Presidential Debate, Dating, and Door D
I went on a date and realized I am still a complete mental case.
Robyn Gobbel and I Are Doing A Webinar on 10 Things I Wish My (Adoptive) Parents Had Known to Do
I asked Robyn if she wanted to do a webinar with me where I present some of the situations I think parental involvement could have launched me more successfully into a life as an adopted person marked by a feeling of safety in my body, confidence, and the ability to more clearly communicate my feelings both to myself and others.
One Thing I Have Learned from Listening to Adopted People
You know that scene in Good Will Hunting where Robin Williams’ character, the therapist, says to Matt Damon’s character over and over “It’s not your fault”?
Dear Mom -- An Adoptee and a Therapist Writes an Honest, Loving, and Fearless Letter to Her (Adoptive) Mother --Guest Blog Post by Amy Geller
I’ve come a long way from the teenager who confused you so
When Your Adopted Child Eats Like the Food Is About to Disappear
In response to this meme, an adoptive parent asked if I had any ideas how to get her young child to eat more slowly.
For My Adoptee Friend Who Is Scared to Write Her Story
A guitar doesn’t try to sound like a flute for obvious reasons.
Liminal Space -- Guest Blog Post by Nicole McGrath
I have gone down the rabbit hole in search of just what liminal space is and how I can find it, where I can find it, how I can know it when I find it and what is possible there, indeed what could possibly be there in that space.
Flourish and Liminal Space -- A Guest Blog Post By Adopted People
In our first Flourish class, Pam talked about the idea of liminal space. She talked about the gap between the craving and the having, and how the gap is where new choices are possible.