Category: Autism
A Sonnet for Emma
I have a brother who celebrates his birthday during the Christmas season and he suffered a little as a child, feeling his day was washed out by the bigger celebration of Christmas. Since my daughter... Read More
The Illustrated Red Kite
Featured Image: Red Kite Acrylic on canvas, 12 x 12 inches © 2017 – Olive Chan A Red Kite It’s a girl! Really? Then she’s Emma. You laid hold of me fiercely Enough like me to believe youâ... Read More
The space between Awareness and Acceptance
Today, April 2, is International Autism Awareness Day and I’ve seen some action on Facebook this morning, reminding me that I’d posted this poem last year. I was just going to hit re-pos... Read More
Love for Strangers
The images I have for that day are all contrived; I was away when John called telling me Caleb had climbed the fence and was gone. But the panic was real, so my imagination filled in the details, bu... Read More
A Red Kite
A Red Kite It’s a girl! Really? Then it’s Emma. You laid hold of me fiercely Enough like me to believe you’re mine But always only yourself You laid hold of me fiercely Skin to skin, eye to ey... Read More
Dec 25 – By your side
Merry Christmas! Advent is complete and so is this Advent writing journey. Psalm 85 has been providing some grazing space for me for a couple of months now – especially the section which beg... Read More
Dec 22 – Arrival
Their arrival surpassed expectations – how could they not change us, as we opened ourselves to new life? Yes, there were surprises. We never anticipated Caleb to be 1 in 68 affected by autism no... Read More