Monthly Archives: March 2015

Accepting Survival

Posted on 29 March 2015 by M.

I was speaking with someone today – we’ll call her Laura – about writing as a cathartic and healing experience. Laura was afflicted with ovarian cancer. I volunteered for a war. She didn’t ask for her affliction, but I did … Continue reading →

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Questions for Dead Mothers

Posted on 21 March 2015 by M.

I’ve had two mothers in my life. Ruth, the one who gave me life, was 28 when I was born. Dorothy, the one who raised me, was 32 when I was adopted. They knew of each other, in a general … Continue reading →

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A Rose By Any Other Name Still Has Thorns

Posted on 18 March 2015 by M.

Sixty-seven years ago yesterday, 17 March, I was adopted by Dorothy and Harold Eltrich.  The name I had been given at birth – given by the adoption agency, that is – was supplanted by a new name.  I was only … Continue reading →

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