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Are We Related?

Posted by Brad Osborne on December 12, 2021 · 18 Comments

Plus, it explained why I was so much more attractive than the rest of the family.

Filed under General · Tagged with adoption, aunt, brother, cousin, family, life, Life lessons, neighbor, parents, related, secrets, short story, siblings, sister, stepmother

Consequences

Posted by Brad Osborne on November 14, 2021 · 29 Comments

When I was fourteen or fifteen, I stole a motorcycle.

Filed under General · Tagged with adventure, brother, crashed, honesty, motorcycles, parents, punishment, short story, sister, stealing, story, survivor, theft, wedding, youth

Proud Son

Posted by Brad Osborne on April 4, 2021 · 12 Comments

But it is hard to grow in your shade,
Privy to the mistakes you made…

Filed under Poetry · Tagged with apology, children, father, inheritance, legacy, life, love, parents, perspective, poem, Poetry, society, son, strength, youth

Old Ways

Posted by Brad Osborne on July 12, 2020 · 8 Comments

An eye towards race, a judging view,
A binary concept of who should love…

Filed under Poetry · Tagged with bigotry, change, generational, hate, integrity, lessons learned, love, old ways, parents, poem, Poetry, racism, right, unity, wrong

A Hidden Family

Posted by Brad Osborne on December 19, 2019 · 20 Comments

We thought our childhood unique,
A dysfunction so truly rare,
Taught to listen not to speak,
The secrets we cannot share.

Filed under Poetry · Tagged with appearances, dysfunction, family, family history, hidden, imperfect, parents, poem, Poetry, strict form poetry, truth, unknown, untold, witholding

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