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Denise Clemen

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The Loss

Some things you probably don’t know about adoption

Jan 13

The Loss

Jan 13

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The River

Bridges between me and those I’ve lost

Mar 2, 2021

Black and white stepping stones in a river.

Mar 2, 2021

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The Birth Mother Myth

A teenage pregnancy led to an adoption I regretted years later

Nov 5, 2019

The Birth Mother Myth

Nov 5, 2019

Denise Clemen

Venom

Remembering 9–11 and how the truth can be vaporized in an instant

Sep 12

Venom

Sep 12

Denise Clemen

Geography of a Divorce

The hillsides of Los Angeles are tinder, and my marriage is a pile of ashes

Dec 1, 2022

Geography of a Divorce

Dec 1, 2022

Denise Clemen

The Law of Significant Enclosure

The law of significant enclosure says that we feel comfortably enclosed when the vertical edge of a space is at least one-third the length…

Aug 24, 2021

The Law of Significant Enclosure

Aug 24, 2021

Denise Clemen

The Dead and the Naked

How I Never Made it in Hollywood

Aug 19, 2021

The Dead and the Naked

Aug 19, 2021

Denise Clemen

The Marriage Essay

Here. This was the bad turn. This was where the engine cracked open.

Jun 27, 2021

The Marriage Essay

Jun 27, 2021

Denise Clemen

The Confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett

I was a girl without a choice

Oct 27, 2020

The Confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett

Oct 27, 2020

Denise Clemen

The Other Father

Are you that guy?

Jun 19, 2020

The Other Father

Jun 19, 2020

Denise Clemen

Denise Clemen

Birth/first mother, recovering wife, retired caregiver, traveler, collage artist. Advocate of #adopteerights and #reproductiverights and other good things.

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