New podcast episode. I talked with Dr. James Perdue about being handed over at a Texas hospital curb in 1970, the blackmail that followed, and the long road to the truth. Professor of Perseverance Podcast, Ep 318: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

Right now I'm giving away 100 free ebook copies through Booktrovert's Anniversary Sweepstakes. One week only. Enter here: booktrovert.com/promotions-g... If you've ever searched for someone you lost, this story's for you. #MemoirReads #NonfictionReads #BookGiveaway 🧵 #BabyScoopEra #AdoptionStory

So honored to share that WONDERLAND: Memoir of a Black-Market Adoption is the True Crime Winner of the 15th Annual IndieReader Discovery Awards. 1,000+ submissions. Deeply grateful. Nov. 3rd @unsolicitedpress @indiereader 🥚 #WonderlandMemoir #IndieReader #TrueCrime #Adoptee #BlackMarketAdoption

WONDERLAND: Memoir of a Black-Market Adoption is a 2026 Indies Today Award Runner-Up in Memoir. Grateful to my beta readers, my blurbers and all who have been part of this. November 3rd, @unsolicitedpress.bsky.social. 🖤 #WonderlandMemoir #IndiesAward #Adoptee #BlackMarketAdoption #IndieBooks

So excited to share the happy news. Second #bookaward in two days. Feeling so thankful and blessed - so many in my community helped me make this book shine. Couldn’t have done it without those who beta read, gave writerly advice and helped with cover and naming. #memoir 🥚

Honored to share that WONDERLAND: Memoir of a Black-Market Baby has been named a 2026 Eric Hoffer Award Finalist. Grateful to the Eric Hoffer committee and to Unsolicited Press. November 3rd.

So honored to learn my excerpt “Infant Of” from my upcoming memoir WONDERLAND placed runner up in @magpiezine.bsky.social 's Clark Closser Memorial Literature Awards. #adoption #memoir #writerslife #writingawards - They include an Audio version, listen here —> www.magpiezine.com/words/infant... 🥚

After 10 years writing & 3 years pitching… it has finally happened. WONDERLAND: Memoir of a Black-Market Adoption has been acquired by @unsolicitedpress.bsky.social! Release date: Nov. 3rd — the anniversary of my birth father Pop’s passing 🛒 Presale: Mar. 20th #memoir #bookdeal #adoption 🥚

@inventingreality.bsky.social I enjoyed this article very much. I have a cover and my goal is to follow big five publishing standards. I have chosen not to use anything other than the title subtitle in my name because I have read that on memoir that is the course big five editors take. Thoughts?

New My Adopted Life quarterly newsletter is live! 📖 Year in review of my writing 🎤 Upcoming speaking dates 📚 Current project updates Free to read here: sh1.sendinblue.com/ad9ynq664lpf... Subscribe and get a free guide! No pressure, just an open invitation.

📖 Truth-telling adoption books hitting shelves in 2025-2026: • Connected by Diana Kayla Hochberg • The Adoption Paradox by Jean Kelly Widner • Adopting Privilege by Dr. Abigail K. Hasberry • No Finer Place by L Michelle Tullier - DNA discovery • Sidework by Sasha Hom - Korean adoptee fiction & more.

First mothers need support, not baby boxes. I discussed this on Al Jazeera. Real support = housing, healthcare, childcare, help & community. When we invest in mothers, we invest in keeping families together. #FamilyPreservation #FirstMothers #adoption @gretchensisson.bsky.social #AlJazeera 🥚

Coercion of first mothers in adoption doesn't get discussed enough. I talked about this on Al Jazeera's baby boxes episode. When mothers lack real choices or full info, that's not consent - it's coercion. #AdoptionReform #FirstMothers #AlJazeera #ReproductiveJustice 🥚

My concern for first mothers who feel leaving a baby in a box is their only option. I discussed this on Al Jazeera. Why does someone feel this is their only choice? What support systems failed them? #FirstMothers #BirthMothers #AlJazeera #babyboxes #ReproductiveJustice

Domestic demand for babies drives US adoption policy in ways most don't realize. I discussed this on Al Jazeera's baby boxes episode. When we treat babies as commodities, we lose sight of what adoption should be about. 🥚Full episode link in bio. #AdoptionReform #AdopteeVoices #adoptee #adoption

The lack of governmental oversight in adoption is how my black market adoption could happen. I talked about this on Al Jazeera's baby boxes episode. When there's no accountability, adoptees & birth families pay the price. 🥚#AdoptionReform #adoptee #AdopteeVoices #AlJazeera

I shared my black market adoption story on Al Jazeera's baby boxes episode. I wasn't a baby box baby, but my story shows why we need conversations about adoption oversight & what happens when systems fail. Adoptee voices need to be heard. #Adoption #AdopteeVoices 🥚

Just finished talking about #babyboxes and sharing my story with @aljazeera.com on The Stream joined by @bastardnation.bsky.social :-) Link coming soon. 🥚

Are we connected on TikTok? If not, follow me there - #adopteeTikTok offers another great way for adoptee to connect. 🥚

Three years ago today, I lost my birthfather Jerry Knight. Today I'm announcing what he waited for: WONDERLAND: A Black Market Baby's Rise from the Rabbit Hole April 1, 2026 (his birthday) myadoptedlife.com/wonderland-t... Join the launch list. #adoptee #memoir #adoption #writingcommunity 🥚

Hi friends, 🥚I am having a subscribe/resubscribe drive to my quarterly www.myadoptedlife.com newsletter. New subscribers receive my free 47-Page ebook/guide "From Fog to Freedom” based on talks I give on #adopteehealing Already subscribed? No worries just resubmit. www.facebook.com/share/p/1AnQ...

Just returned from another amazing CUB retreat — my heart is full. 💛 Connecting with adoptees & first parents brings such deep healing. Grateful for this community of understanding. 🥚#AdopteeVoices #AdoptionHealing #AdoptionLoss #AdoptionReform #adoptionconference #CUB2025

Just read "Grief… A Comedy" a #memoir by fellow adoptee Alison Larkin. Her story of finding true love at 55 is proof adoptees CAN find that deep connection we've always craved. Read the review at: myadoptedlife.com/grief-a-come... #AdopteeVoices #BookReview #AdopteeHealing #LoveAfter50 #TrueLove 🥚

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We are about to disrupt #Adoption #GreetingCard Search Results on Amazon! 🥚 My new company #YAYDNA, sells adoption-aligned, trauma-informed, greeting cards for #adoptees #birthparents #NPE #Donorconceived #DNADiscovery life events: www.amazon.com/stores/YAYDN...

Ollie dog says Happy #Pride ya’ll. Sorry to be missing #NOLApridefest. 💕🏳️‍🌈

Just created a #adoption-Aligned Card Shop featuring regular cards that—taken out of context—accidentally perfect for honoring complex adoption relationships. Working on my own adoption-specific line, but these Mother's Day-ready finds will do until then! myadoptedlife.com/my-adopted-l...

Beach house vibes with an excellent novella by #adoptee Sasha Hom from @blacklawrence.bsky.social

Julie Hartley teaches writing, holds online writing workshops, and is a phenomenal human being. I’ve been to three of her workshops in Costa Rica. Her last novel, Her Secret Soldier, was impossible to put down. Can’t wait to read this one. Learn more about her #writingretreats at Centauri Arts.