Today is my mom's 85th birthday --my poor mother who thought she was done raising kids and ready to restart life when (surprise!) I showed up in her uterus. I know that she cried when she found out she was pregnant with me. I know that she hadn't wanted me at all.But I also know… Continue reading Fragmented Archaeology–for My Mom
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Living History
So this post doesn't really have anything to do with writing. And it's not YA. It's a post to celebrate my father's life: he is 90 years old today (Yes, you read that right. He had me late).To me, he's the man who tucked me in at night when I was little and sang me… Continue reading Living History