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Jan 13, 2024

The Loss

Some things you probably don’t know about adoption

The Loss

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Denise Clemen

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Mar 2, 2021

The River

Bridges between me and those I’ve lost

Black and white stepping stones in a river.

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Denise Clemen

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Nov 5, 2019

The Birth Mother Myth

A teenage pregnancy led to an adoption I regretted years later

The Birth Mother Myth

Denise Clemen

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Jul 13, 2025

Harold Gets His Cake

My marriage ended 18 years ago. I thought I would die. I didn’t.

Harold Gets His Cake

Denise Clemen

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Sep 12, 2024

Venom

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

Venom

Denise Clemen

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Dec 1, 2022

Geography of a Divorce

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

Geography of a Divorce

Denise Clemen

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Aug 24, 2021

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…

The Law of Significant Enclosure

Denise Clemen

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Aug 19, 2021

The Dead and the Naked

How I Never Made it in Hollywood

The Dead and the Naked

Denise Clemen

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Jun 27, 2021

The Marriage Essay

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

The Marriage Essay

Denise Clemen

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Oct 27, 2020

The Confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett

I was a girl without a choice

The Confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett

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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