My personal Substack
Adoptee in reunion, educator, parent, grandparent, caregiver, pet mom who enjoys good times with everyone
Essays, memoirs in adoption themes of identity, belonging, and permanence. I write fiction as Islay Corwin, author of The Silverton Estate duology. Follow Behind the Hedge and The Garden and the Gate. In Seasons: image poems, vignettes, and nostalgia.
Curating adoptee-centric writings & resources that boldly highlight the adoptee experience where motivation meets moxie by Pamela A. Karanova
A neurodivergent adoptee journeys through adoption trauma healing, reunion with her biological family, connecting with other adoptees and more...