by Julie McGue | Jun 5, 2024 | That Girl This Life
The Conscious Child Julie McGue Author I watch my fifteen-month-old grandson’s face as his mother corrects him about dropping food. “Sweetie, you’re not supposed to feed the dog,” she says, shaking her head. “He’s had his dinner. Your food isn’t good for him.” I...
by Julie McGue | May 22, 2024 | That Girl This Life
Emotion Amplifier Julie McGue Author Writers and friends, Now that I’ve submitted my next book, Twice the Family, A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Sisterhood to my publisher (Feb. 2025, She Writes Press), I plan to spend the coming months working on shorter pieces. Often,...
by Julie McGue | May 8, 2024 | That Girl This Life
My Mothers & Me Julie McGue Author For most of us, Mother’s Day ushers in feelings of joy and pleasure and is a cause for celebration. But for those of us within the adoption community—birth parents, adoptive parents, and adoptees—it is also a reminder of a deep...
by Julie McGue | Apr 24, 2024 | That Girl This Life
The Mailbox Project Julie McGue Author Head pounding from the sinus infection I’d picked up while touring Australia and New Zealand, I emptied my suitcase and started the laundry. Besides a trip to the grocery store, only one other onerous task remained. I truly...
by Julie McGue | Apr 10, 2024 | That Girl This Life
The Comfort of Strangers: Seatmates – Part 2 Julie McGue Author A few weeks ago, I shared an essay highlighting how strangers often appear out of nowhere to boost or comfort us in a moment of need. Sometimes, though, the person with whom you share space and...
by Julie McGue | Mar 27, 2024 | That Girl This Life
What Is It About Belonging? Julie McGue Author One of the things I enjoy most about my late-in-life writing career is speaking to book lovers, readers, and my tribe, those within the adoption triad–adoptees, birth, and adoptive parents. Writers are by nature solitary...
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