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
Adopted People, Writing, Tornado, and the Still Point
Stillness is our breath, our heart, our body, where we reside. Tornado is the mind, a place of stories and of others.
On the First 46 Pages of David Shih's Chinese Prodigal A Memoir in Eight Arguments
I can’t talk about David’s book as a whole here because that would be like trying to explain New York City to you in a single breath.
Guest Blog Post by Andy Wallis--Chameleon Wally
Chameleons change the colour of their skin to suit their environment and blend in.
To the 18 Year Old Who Isn't Feeling That Great About Herself and Life
It's one thing to live your life and do the best that you can. It’s another thing to feel like you’re a train on the edge of flying off the tracks.
Chapter One of My New Book, To Be Real
The other day some social workers were talking to me about You Don’t Look Adopted. One of the women asked, When do you think you’ll heal?
TAYLOR SWIFT’S VOICE AND HOW YOU (I) MATTER
Last night in the car, my daughter gave me an overview of Taylor Swift’s breakup songs. It was the quickest drive from Maine to Massachusetts ever.
Poison Ivy, Lyme, a Mosquito, and a Really Good Time
This is my second summer in New England since moving away to go to college, and last week, feeling ready, I had taken on poison ivy.
A Mind and a Body Walked into a Bar...
So as not to ruin the experience, I had to keep reminding myself not to make stories out of my body’s feelings.
The Chairman of the Board at Spence Chapin Thinks More Pregnant Women Should Consider Adoption
My friend and fellow adoptee and writer, Andrew, texted and sent me a Father’s Day episode of the podcast Honestly by Bari Weiss. “These motherfuckers are fucking lying,” Andrew wrote. “Start listening at minute 33.”
