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myadoptedlife.bsky.social
#Journalist, #Author, Black Market Baby #adoptee not #adopted, #writer #memoirist with #memoir about being sold as an infant. #amquerying, X-expat, 💙 #writingcommunity, #litagent, #adopteerights #feminist, #LBGTQ. Blog: www.myadoptedlife.com ✈️☕️🍷 🦋
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Thank you to all who offered their support when my MS "WONDERLAND: A Black-Market Baby's Life Underground" made the shortlist for the @blairpub.bsky.social #BakwinAward. However, congrats goes to @taraweinstein.bsky.social. Please support her book. Look for me at #AWP - #amquerying #writingawards

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

Just thought I'd share an #adopteestory I wrote last St. Patty's Day called "Lucky Adoptee" you can read it here: severancemag.com/lucky-adoptee/ #adoptees #adoptiontrauma #adopteesky #adopteesofbluesky #Adoption #myadoptedlife

submitted 8 days ago • 5 comments

Mind you, I think this is an insult to Beavis & Butthead.

submitted 22 days ago • 11 comments

I am excited to be on the panel for this Adoption Network Cleveland Conference workshop: "A Man with 1000 Kids: The Complexity of Genetic Sexual Attraction in Reunion Relationships" March 20-23. ow.ly/IKMh50UWNcC #JourneysofDiscovery #AdoptionNetworkCleveland #Conference #GSA #geneticattraction

submitted 24 days ago • 0 comments

Last night's Krewe du Vieux parade turns from St Philip onto Royal (KdV is known for wild satire, adult themes, political comedy, and some of the best brass bands in New Orleans; it was the first Mardi Gras parade to roll after Katrina) (More Mardi Gras photos on IG at marcorasi1960)

submitted 36 days ago • 0 comments

Happy pub day to Julie Ryan McGue for her new book, out today, "Twice the Family." As both a twin and #adoptee for anyone interested in family dynamics, #adoption stories, or compelling memoirs. Read my full review! myadoptedlife.com/adoption-boo... #AdoptionMemoir #TwiceTheFamily #BookReview

submitted 48 days ago • 0 comments

Turns out we got 8 inches of #sneaux in #Nola #snowday #snowmageedon2025 #familyfun

submitted 62 days ago • 1 comment

It’s snowing in New Orleans! #Nola #Snow #Snowday

submitted 62 days ago • 13 comments

Having survived a #housefire that took everything, I was inspired to write this piece, published by Narrative Arc, about the emotional aftermath of such an event and how best to support those impacted by the #lafires. #loss #healingtrauma #wildfires medium.com/the-narrativ...

submitted 65 days ago • 0 comments

#P2Ppit #UW When 19 yr/old Patricia learns she was never adopted, but sold as an infant along a hospital curb, she embarks to unearth the extortion & child trafficking that stole her identity, expose the dirty attorney, find her bio parents & obtain a true & legal birth certificate 2xShortListWinner

submitted 67 days ago • 0 comments

Happy Friday! Just wanted to share this link to an interview I did a while back with Claiming Your Voice podcast host Janice Gerrard. If you’re curious about my #blackmarketbaby story, give this 2 parter a listen. open.spotify.com/episode/0chB... #adoptee #adoption #trafficked #amquerying #memoir

submitted 67 days ago • 1 comment

My 10 year old grandson has started a fishing you tube channel. Please help me support him by sharing with young ones in your life who like to fish. 🙏😊Post your Gar, got this one in Pearl River, Louisiana #kidsfishing #loui... youtube.com/shorts/0pSGJ... #fishing #kids #imagoodGIGI

submitted 72 days ago • 0 comments

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submitted 74 days ago • 1 comment

To my #adoptee / #firstparent friends in LA, if you have lost your home to the #LAFire, I am here for you. I know this pain. I lost all I owned in a fire 11 years ago. If you need a listening ear / emotional support from someone who can relate, please DM me, I am a phone call away. 🙏 💔🫶🏻😢 #lafires

submitted 75 days ago • 1 comment

To all my #adoptee / #firstparent / constellation friends in LA, if you have lost your home to the #LAFire, I am here for you. I know this pain. I lost all I owned in a fire 11 years ago. If you need an ear / emotional support from someone who can relate, please DM me, I am a phone call away. 🙏 💔🫶🏻😢

submitted 75 days ago • 0 comments

So @grammerly.bsky.social totally nailed me 💯 #adoptee over here— this is them reporting my #writing style for 2024.

submitted 75 days ago • 0 comments

I’ve followed a lot of #adoptees over the last few days, so I’d like to point out that I have a starter pack—and anyone who identifies as adopted or trafficked or stolen or displaced or family-severed should let me know if they would like to be added! + go.bsky.app/Ma6pgE4

submitted 79 days ago • 6 comments

To commemorate my 55 years on the planet, I present to you a timeline of my confusing #blackmarket #babyscoop #originstory, not unlike many birthday timelines of my fellow #adoptees. #becauseadoption #adoptionjourney #adoptee #adopteevoices #adopteesky

submitted 79 days ago • 5 comments

Thinking of starting a #memoir, or have a #wip? Check out this post by @ronitplank.bsky.social offering some stellar insights on the process! open.substack.com/pub/ronitpla... #writingcommunity #blueskymemoirists

submitted 80 days ago • 1 comment

A the best map of the #publishing landscape I’ve ever seen from @janefriedman.com - enjoy #writingcommunity #authors #publishers #publishing #querying #book #writers

submitted 80 days ago • 1 comment

@anniegirl.bsky.social thanks for reposting my good news.

submitted 86 days ago • 1 comment

I am over the moon after learning my #memoir made the short list for the Bakwin Award for full-length prose by Blair Publishing @blairpub.bsky.social what an honor. The winner will see their book published as well. Wish me luck! The winner is announced in January.

submitted 108 days ago • 2 comments

I am so pleased to learn my #adoption #memoir #manuscript is one of 5 works named on the shortlist for this C&R Press #NonFiction 2024 Award. Thanks to all at C&R press who make these awards possible. Such recognition means so much. #onsub #amquerying #booksky #adopteevoices #writingcommunity

submitted 87 days ago • 5 comments

@notalegalrecord.net thanks for sharing and Merry Ho Ho!

submitted 91 days ago • 0 comments

How do I plan to spend my free time this Christmas? With this exciting find. A novel by #adoptee Alison Larkin based on her experience being #adopted from the US and raised in the UK and Africa. Reviews said it was good & funny. Already into chapter 3 & it’s every bit that & more. :-) #adopteebooks

submitted 92 days ago • 1 comment