What is your name? Jan: Janet Lynn Houston. I was named after my dad’s old girlfriend. I was always told that my dad loved the name Janet. Here’s the funny part, my dad wasn’t always faithful. I knew it, but I didn’t really understand it until later on. When my mother was older and living…
Month: May 2021
Allow me a moment to move away from my usual blogging format, to share this little ditty with you. If you read the blog post I wrote with my brother, Dave, you’ll remember hearing about one of our mothers’ favorite party tricks – her St. John’s Punch. This punch was straight out of the old…
People, Julia read the interview I did with *her* for this blog, and then asked if she could reverse the roles and interview me. For anyone who is new here, Julia is my 10 year old who is in the 4th grade. I will admit that I melted to the floor in a puddle of…
For this post, I wanted to talk to my oldest kid, Finley. He is, as you may remember from this post, the one who popped out of my womb looking like a carbon copy of his father, my ex. This fact didn’t make me love him any less, in fact, I couldn’t get enough of…
Hi friends, catch up on Part 1, here. I am posting more because Brooke and I have a lot to talk about. The questions, continued – Emily: I have always thought of you as a writer. I have a vision of you holed up somewhere with nothing but seltzer water, warm clothes (because in my vision,…
We are jumping right in without much of an introduction. Enjoy! The questions What’s your name? I go by Brooke S. Pisarsky. And yes, I always sign my middle initial for some reason. Was I the first person you came out to? I feel as if I was, but I could be wrong. And also,…
*What’s your name? Yawa Helen Duse-Anthony *How would you describe yourself? Yawa: Recovering Catholic, mom of two crazy boys, math lover, animal lover, loyal friend. Emily: Yes yes yes, I love the loyal friend part because that describes you very well. I hadn’t realized you were a math major in college, either. You mathy people…
Friends, we are just jumping into the goodness this time, without much of an intro, because there is SO MUCH GOODNESS. The Questions *What’s your name? Holly: Holly K Austin. I keep the K in there because it’s my maiden name and my name looks nekked without it. Emily: Well, I’m Emily T. Meadows for…
My next conversation is with one of my brothers, Dave Taxson. Dave and I grew up like two brown raisins in a saucer of milk, both being Black and adopted into a white family. This was in the south in the late 1970’s, which meant that we were unknowing pioneers of racial integration in our…
My interview with Julia was so amusing, I couldn’t stop asking her questions. I kept saying, “last question, I swear” and then I’d keep going. Here is part 2. If you’re just catching up, go back and read Part 1. The Questions What hurts your feelings? Julia: If I’m left out or someone doesn’t even…