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Dr Barbara Sumner's avatar

I appreciate your comment, Ted: "Barbara spent her career studying human adoption — not the sentimental version, the structural one." We are collectively impacted by social and legislative restrictions, but siloed in our individual stories by secrecy.

Ted Leonhardt's avatar

And set aside by an economy that punishes being poor.

Doreen Frances's avatar

A powerful perspective you can't unsee once you realize it is true. And it seems the trend is going that way again.

Kris Keppeler's avatar

Amazing insight. I'm reading your book right now and thoroughly enjoying it.

Ted Leonhardt's avatar

Thanks, Kris!

Deanna Camp's avatar

Wow. That simple word choice completely changes the narrative.

Dana K. Dwyer's avatar

Your observations about how the power structure affects us all echo the themes in my writing. I hear you!

Ted Leonhardt's avatar

The imprint never dissolves away, does it?

In-home Studio's avatar

A different take on the Blue light special. We’re overstocked, our inconvenient misfortune… means you get a special deal down there in the humanity pit! Take this inventory out of here so we can _______(fill in the blank).