I remember laying in my doctor’s office in Ventura. I had to take a pill the night before which began the cramping and then come to his office the next day. When the noise of suction began, I was laying … Continue reading Almost a Mother?

I drove up to the clinic in my friend’s silver Acura, my bottom half sliding back and forth across the slippery gray leather seats. Numb and nervous I noted the parking lot was seventy-five percent full.  The cars in the … Continue reading A Choice

In the Spring of my 29th year, I dreamed I had a daughter, her curls the same flaxen shade as my most recent ex’s.  When I woke up the next morning, I knew that I wasn’t alone in my body. … Continue reading My Abortion was Pro-Life (my life)