Let’s Not Talk About Estrangement By Krista Stevens Highlight “I’ve always had the sense that my mother’s side of the family is, in fact, diminished by my uncle’s absence. Or at least diminished in their quiet response to it.”
When to Throw a Goodbye Party By Joy Notoma Feature Joy Notoma grapples with saying goodbye to friends before a move, the complicated grief of shunning, and the way one parting can be a painful reminder of so many others.
Jack, Jacqueline — Dad By Yvonne Conza Feature Yvonne Conza wrestles with the complexities of estrangement from her dying — complicated — dad.
My Parents Said I Bruised Easily By Jessica Berger Gross Feature An excerpt from “Estranged: Leaving Family and Finding Home,” by Jessica Berger Gross.