Author Archives: Ann C. Averill

Past Lives

Posted on November 18, 2023 by Ann C. Averill

A week ago, I was on a plane watching a Korean movie called Past Lives. The movie begins with three people, two men and a woman, sitting at a bar. You hear the voiceover of other customers wondering what their … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Do You Believe in Fairies?

Posted on September 25, 2023 by Ann C. Averill

When I was still small enough to take a bath in the kitchen sink, my parents rented a cottage on Long Island Sound, and we sailed to a small island for a picnic. Once we made landfall, my mom prepared … Continue reading →

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Vanishing Point

Posted on September 13, 2023 by Ann C. Averill

Definition: 1. : a point at which receding parallel lines seem to meet when represented in linear perspective. 2. : a point at which something disappears or ceases to exist. ***************************************************************************** My husband bought a newish truck to replace our old … Continue reading →

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Fathers

Posted on June 15, 2023 by Ann C. Averill

This coming Sunday is Father’s Day, a joyous day for some, a complicated, difficult day for others, so let me tell you about the fathers I have known. I’ve already written about my adoptive dad. In a nutshell, he was … Continue reading →

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Veritas Matters

Posted on June 3, 2023 by Ann C. Averill

The other evening, I watched a bio pic about Aretha Franklin who was a musical force in my adolescence with hits like “Respect,” “Chain of Fools,” and “You Make me Feel Like a Natural Woman.” The film portrayed wounds and … Continue reading →

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Wonderful!

Posted on May 9, 2023 by Ann C. Averill

Here in New England, spring can be a frustrating season. Last March ended with a paralyzing snowstorm that cracked tree limbs and flattened my favorite lilac bush. April opened with a ninety-degree day then chilled to misty showers that lasted … Continue reading →

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Easter in an Eggshell, a Very Short Testimony

Posted on April 6, 2023 by Ann C. Averill

On a cold day in December my adoption became official. My birth certificate stated I was the daughter of my adoptive parents, as if my illegitimate birth and nine months in foster care had never taken place. I had a … Continue reading →

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The Jabberwocky and Spiritual Warfare

Posted on March 29, 2023 by Ann C. Averill

Once words leave our mouths or our pens, they are no longer ours. They belong to the listener or the reader and are subject to their interpretation no matter the speaker or the writer’s intent. And in this mysterious process … Continue reading →

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