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Ch 22: Finally Legal, Finally Whole
The U.S. Supreme Court decision in support of marriage equality meant so much more than the legal rights it conferred. With it, came dignity, pride, and…
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Ch 21: Proof
After years of searching, I finally discover irrefutable proof of who my father was.
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Ch 20: All That Can Be Known
Three funerals, the end of a threat, and more unanswered questions.
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June 2024

A toast to you today!
Dear Friends, Happy Sunday! I’d planned to have the important “Chapter 20: Proof” of If You Only Knew, ready for you today, but sometimes plans choose…
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Ch 19: The Grief that Set the Stage
How the tragedy and shame of polio sowed the seeds of secret-keeping.
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Ch 18: Revisionist History
My mom's best friend offers an alternative theory to how it all happened
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Ch 17: Do You Want to Know?
My sister's friend Marcia reveals the truth about my life
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May 2024

Ch 16: Historical Markers
Sometimes connections come when you least expect them and for reasons you can't comprehend.
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Ch 15: Duck! Duck!
Sometimes laughter snatches the cloth off of the truth and leaves only threads behind.
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Ch 14: Straightening Up
Anne and I quickly learned that being together meant hiding who we were to each other to the outside world.
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A Visit to the Great Dismal Swamp
A birthday trip to the Great Dismal Swamp provided me with more than a typical nature hike
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Ch 13: Smoke and Mirrors
My first lesbian wedding opens the door to previously unimagined possibilities.
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