mothermade

This week, my father’s birthday came and went. Birthdays, as you know, are very difficult for me. My birthday is a fabrication , a lie, a ...

We are in a sea of me’s. Everywhere, people walk about not knowing the scrutiny I subject them to. Anyone could be a relative … a parent, ...

“Mama Bear. She is said to have birthed the first Korean.” “Seoul is like the New York City of Asia!” “Why is your name spelled ‘Losita’...

A whirlwind of planning, setbacks and finally a day of “what happens, happens” lead our small family of four (plus three, very patient ...

Since the early 1990s, the lyrics and music of the Indigo Girls have mirrored themes in my life. They console me, comfort me and cajole me. ...

“Nobody’s Perfect.” This was the line that echoed throughout my childhood. My sister and I had matching nighties with this phrase emblazon...

Dear readers, please share this letter with those who question the validity of the word, “transracial.” Saying the word “isn’t a thing,” is...

This girl. She sat in the classroom, mostly alone between two seas … one black and one white. Listening … always listening. Giggles ...

Last week, an email was buzzing around the school community in the near west side of Madison. In it, the parent wrote: “It has not yet...

I dread today. That sounds selfish and unkind … especially to those this day is made for … … those with intact families, … those who have...