Category: Writing
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A Time To Speak
Everything changes, all the time. How we cope with change defines who we are, outlines our lives. I often feel as if I’m starting over again, again, again. But actually this feeling stems from my adjusting to changed circumstances, which…
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Hello Again
Hello to whomever is seeing this. It’s been a while—three years or so—since I’ve written anything for public consumption. Lately I’ve had the urge to begin blogging again. I understand that newsletters, particularly via Substack, are the new blogs, but…
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The Value of the Written Word
Those who follow me here may know that I run a website called Adoptee Reading that catalogs books on adoption either written by or recommended by adopted people. I’ve had some ideas rolling around in my mind lately for how…
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Re-Creation of History
I came across a thread on Twitter the other day by a history teacher named Seth Cotlar that I can’t stop thinking about. Here’s how the thread begins: The conservative freak out about the 1619 Project (of which Cotton is…
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Third Person
In bios, we list all the ways we might seem valuable: the places we’ve studied, degrees we’ve earned, teachers who’ve chosen us to mentor; the magazines and journals where people in positions of editorial authority have considered the fruits of…
Karen Pickell: Between 