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Denise Clemen
Denise Clemen

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The Loss

Some things you probably don’t know about adoption

Jan 13, 2024
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The Loss
The Loss
Jan 13, 2024
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The River

Bridges between me and those I’ve lost

Mar 2, 2021
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Black and white stepping stones in a river.
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
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The Birth Mother Myth
The Birth Mother Myth
Nov 5, 2019
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Venom

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

Sep 12, 2024
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Venom
Venom
Sep 12, 2024
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Geography of a Divorce

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

Dec 1, 2022
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Geography of a Divorce
Geography of a Divorce
Dec 1, 2022
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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
The Law of Significant Enclosure
Aug 24, 2021

The Dead and the Naked

How I Never Made it in Hollywood

Aug 19, 2021
The Dead and the Naked
The Dead and the Naked
Aug 19, 2021

The Marriage Essay

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

Jun 27, 2021
The Marriage Essay
The Marriage Essay
Jun 27, 2021

The Confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett

I was a girl without a choice

Oct 27, 2020
The Confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett
The Confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett
Oct 27, 2020

The Other Father

Are you that guy?

Jun 19, 2020
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The Other Father
The Other Father
Jun 19, 2020
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Denise Clemen

Denise Clemen

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

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