Field Notes

Mother's Day Retrofit

Building a framework to flex with adoption's aftershocks

May 10 • Lucia Blackwell

Is The Mountain Out?

Now you see it, now you don't; but it's always there

Feb 1 • Lucia Blackwell

Trusting What I Cannot Yet See

A lesson from the Pacific coast

Dec 7, 2025 • Lucia Blackwell

Learning from The Mountain

For some adopted people, "just be yourself" is a trek into the unknown.

Oct 25, 2024 • Lucia Blackwell

Writing my way home

One adopted person's road trip out of the fog -- pack a picnic and a rock hammer.

Jun 20, 2024 • Lucia Blackwell

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The Adoptee Unconformity: Writing Home

Field Notes