Monthly Archives: October 2023

LOVE CHILD

Posted on October 28, 2023 by Ann C. Averill

It’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and I’m adopted, so until I connected with the woman who bore me, I was unaware that my maternal grandmother had a double mastectomy in her thirties. That trial came on top of being tragically … Continue reading →

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Their Eyes Were Watching God

Posted on October 11, 2023 by Ann C. Averill

Forty-six years ago, my husband and I were married on Columbus Day, now called Indigenous Peoples’ Day. A few nights prior to our anniversary, I finished Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, and was struck by the … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Review, Flash memoir, Uncategorized | Tagged | 2 Comments