Unloved I grew up sensing other people’s emotions. With no words spoken, I could feel whether they wanted me around…
Introduction I am an adult daughter of an alcoholic. I have learned that this is a thing. In fact, there…
Chapter 3 Oil and Lemon The month-old van’s electrical problems might have had something to do with the interior reconstruction…
Chapter 2 The Sportsmobile In August of 1963, just eight weeks after they met, the couple got married at the…
Chapter 1 Peggy and Ron Their third child, Julie, was born mentally retarded. In the sixties they didn’t call it…
Befri & Stend On our first night as roommates, I slept at an ex’s. He had a spare bed, and…
Nice To Meet You Again “And this is your Uncle Felix. And your Tita Luz. And your Tita Reyna. And…
First Encounter Pan across a food court entrance, individuals funneling in as they find friends and join tables. Clusters noticing…
CHAPTER 3 DECONSTRUCTION Summer, 2007 Not long after my video interview with Grandma, summertime brought an opportunity to see a…
CHAPTER 2 WILL THE CIRCLE BE BROKEN Spring, 2007 Now smaller in her polyester button-down shirt, my grandma greeted me…