Pushing up the Sky: A Mother's Story


"Terra Trevor’s ‘Pushing up the Sky’ is a revelation of the struggles and triumphs packed into the hyphens between Korean and Native American and American. From her, we learn that adoption can best be mutual, that the adoptive parent needs acculturation in the child’s ways. With unflinching honesty and unfailing love, Trevor details the risks and heartaches of taking in, the bittersweetness of letting go, and the everlasting bonds that grow between them all. With ‘Pushing up the Sky’, the ‘literature of adoption’ comes of age as literature, worthy of an honored place in the human story." 

—Robert Bensen, editor of Children of the Dragonfly: Native American Voices on Child Custody and Education

Some of the posts that appear on these pages are serious/substantial and are balanced with lighter topics. Many were first published decades ago. Some are new, and all were previously published in a variety of journals and other publications prior to posting here. Most of all, my writing is timeless (vs timely).

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