Tiny Memoir

My Siblings Don’t Talk to Me

And that’s OK

Family photo of the author and siblings circa 1980

The story of why my siblings don’t talk to me is long and complicated. The story of why that’s OK is relatively short and clear.

They haven’t liked me since I developed my own opinions. It seems that having a Queer, Atheist, Socialist, Feminist sibling was not in their travel plans. I understand. Having conservative…