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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)

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Bad Dogs for Sale

Today is Juneteenth.

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My New Book

1. You have the right to the facts of your life.

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Life After the Fog -- A Year-Long Group for Adopted People

What would you do if you felt supported and safe?

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Postcard Club

I got a postcard from my friend Ridghaus yesterday

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Summah

Last night Janie and I walked the dogs to J.T.’s for soft serve.

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A Couple of Sections from my New Book on Adopted People and Writing

I just finished a book called Write or Die, Writing Ideas for Adopted People. Here’s a peek inside.

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Song of My Selves--Guest Blog Post by Mike Trupiano

Hi, I’m Mike and I’m a multiplicity of options addict.

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Adoption and Guilt

I’ve been thinking about guilt because it’s this month’s topic in the Zoom class Joyce Maguire Pavao and I are leading for a group of adopted people.

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70/30 or How Aware are You of You? or Fun with the Megaphone Voice

I like to think in the megaphone voice which, when I type, is all caps. I like to imagine what it would have been like if, when I was small, I could have talked to those around me in the megaphone voice with the awareness I have now about the things I was struggling with as an adopted person.