Latest Stories
Most recently published stories in Families.
HalfCircle
All my life I have wanted nothing more then to have a family. My family was no more, when in reality I have always been alone. My mother put my brother and I up for adoption when I was six and he was eight. By the second foster home we were in the state decided to separate us in the hopes we would be adopted quicker. It failed in this purpose with us both not getting adopted until the age of twelve.
By Vonia Martin6 years ago in Families
Palmer's Books
The room was cold, dim, and quiet as the Palmer siblings looked at each other with disdain. None of them had spoken to each other in years, not because of a falling out, but because they were all so selfish, greedy, and caught up in their own privileged lives.
By Rachel C Willis 6 years ago in Families
Death, Ducks and Peyote Rainbows
by Ginger Casebeer It all started this morning when Derek pushed a woman in front of a moving cab. Accidentally, of course. He was looking for the coffee shop, she was looking in her black book, and he knocked her off the sidewalk. A few hours later, the woman, Sara, was in the hospital with a broken leg and a concussion, and Derek was filling in as personal assistant for Darla Johnson, one of New York's most famous eccentrics, for the day.
By Ginger Worthington Casebeer6 years ago in Families
A World with No Smiles
When you are preparing to undertake the role of a parent, what are some of the things you consider? Sleepless nights, feedings that never stop, poopy diapers, play dates, outings with family, etc. All normal things for new families to undergo.
By Kathryn Quirk6 years ago in Families
ASD Snapshot: Eight Crane Toilets
I am in the women's change room at the local pool. Stepping into my bathing suit, I enjoy the familiarity of the half-lockers, pocked and dented; the tiled floor, two-toned—aqua and blue—and the wooden bench where I rest my tote bag. It's odd to be back, twelve years later, to where our children learned to swim.
By Teresa Hedley6 years ago in Families
What It Entails
Naomi was restless. After her father passing, she was put on the role of cleaning out his possessions. It didn’t feel right to her. She could hear the yelling of her father as he scolded her about touching what wasn’t hers. But she knew he was gone. Gone and in the ground.
By Dennis Chung6 years ago in Families
