Roots & Branches

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Welcome to Roots & Branches for vignettes and essays on my adopted life in universal themes of identity, heritage, and loss. Visit Memoir-ish Musings for vignettes, Japanese poetry forms, gardening, wabi-sabi, and reflections.

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About Mary Ellen Gambutti

Indie author of essays, memoirs, and Japanese-style poems. Adoptee's voice.

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