PinnedPublished inHuman PartsMy Quest to Understand What Caused My Children’s Birth DefectsA journey into my family history, the chemical industry, and geneticsMar 27, 201944Mar 27, 201944
While You SleptIn the middle of the night I lie awake considering my options One thought: I could 5150 myself to buy time, sort things through have a bed…Nov 20, 2021Nov 20, 2021
Circumcision Judgments — 30 Years After the FactRecently, I attended a literary event at an acquaintance’s home. I was apprehensive at first because I didn’t know any of the (younger)…Aug 16, 20213Aug 16, 20213
Facebook Messenger Tells Me If He’s Alive or…“Want some?” Those were the first words Steve spoke to me while extending a heaping spoonful of cocaine as I stood flipping through the…Jun 6, 2021Jun 6, 2021
On The One-Year Anniversary of the Pandemic: Seven Rituals To Last a LifetimeBake any banana bread this past year? You’re not alone. Many of us adopted new pastimes and rituals while being (mostly) stuck inside our…Mar 21, 20211Mar 21, 20211
The Revenge of an Assault SurvivorThe following true story was told to (and written by) Amy Roost by Estela Salazar.Nov 25, 2019Nov 25, 2019
Abortion Isn’t Always A Simple Case Of Wanting Or Not Wanting A ChildThe inconvenient truth on the pesticide that caused my baby’s brain anomalies.Aug 30, 20192Aug 30, 20192
Published inThe StartupWhat I Gave Up To Become a Successful WriterNine years ago, at the age of 47, the editor of my hometown community paper offered to let me write a bi-monthly column. It marked the…May 27, 201916May 27, 201916
