Shannon QuistinAdoptee FeelsWas the ghost in IF placed on purpose?My daughter and I went to see John Krasinski’s new movie, IF, starring Ryan Reynolds and Cailey Fleming (along with a parade of other big…May 21May 21
Shannon QuistinAdoptee FeelsSo You Want To Ask An Adoptee QuestionsOver the past year, as I’ve gradually gotten acquainted with the #adoptee space and begun contributing to it, the questions started up…Sep 7, 20211Sep 7, 20211
Shannon QuistinAdoptee FeelsThe Little DuckOnce upon a time, there was a little duck. The mama duck had left her little duck with a family of turtles and was lost after that. The…Jul 18, 2021Jul 18, 2021
Shannon QuistinAdoptee FeelsWhat’s Wrong With Adoption?I must have started at least five of these adoptee-themed posts, all different stories, ideas, thoughts. Noteworthy though they all might…Jul 10, 2021Jul 10, 2021
Shannon QuistinReflection Series for Rose’s LocketTo everybody who has ever asked an adoptee about their views on abortion —You may have thought that you knew what my answer might have been when you asked how I, an adoptee, felt about abortion.Apr 1, 2021Apr 1, 2021
Shannon QuistinReflection Series for Rose’s LocketBreaking the Adoptee’s Curse of Bad Birthday LuckHow do you tell a story with no beginning? How do you celebrate an event without the story of that event?Mar 20, 20211Mar 20, 20211
Shannon QuistinReflection Series for Rose’s LocketFor These Sins, I Will Not Apologize“Don’t ask my opinion / Don’t ask me to lie / Then beg for forgiveness / For making you cry / …Jan 23, 2021Jan 23, 2021
Shannon QuistinReflection Series for Rose’s LocketPublishing DayOn the day that my book published, it had been almost two months since I’d looked at my book.Jan 16, 2021Jan 16, 2021
Shannon QuistinReflection Series for Rose’s LocketA Letter To My Former SelfDear 13-year-old Shannon,Jan 10, 2021Jan 10, 2021