My essay The Jump
It’s been a while since I’ve published a personal essay but recently felt compelled to tell this true story. Mutha Magazine published it, for which I am grateful because I love their mission and writing. The title is The Jump and you can read it here. Thank you!
Adoption editorial in National Catholic Reporter
Heidi Schrumpf’s editorial in the National Catholic Reporter, “Don’t overromaticize adoption in pursuit of pro-life goals,” only could have been written by someone who understands the complexity of adoption on a cellular level, the way Schrumpf does as both birth and adoptive mother. Every thought she expresses resonates, with these sentences standing out: “The reality of adoption is […]
Move in day
Yesterday we dropped off our daughter Olivia for her first day as a freshman at UC Merced. I cried when we drove up to the campus and I saw the University of California sign. Olivia is a person who has had to work very hard every single day of her academic life. And here she […]
“American Baby” book in NY Times
I’m posting a link to a recent NY Times review of a new nonfiction book about adoption: American Baby: A Mother, a Baby, and a Shadow History of Adoption by journalist Gabrielle Glaser. While American Baby focuses on harsh practices of the past–secrecy, shame, coercion–the reviewer notes that “[T]he shadows of the past cannot be […]
Christmas 2020
No date stamp needed on this year’s holiday card. Season’s Greetings from us to you! xoxo PS: The kids are standing on a fence behind us. They’re tall, but not that tall. Photo taken at Muir Woods.