Steven, We Need to Talk: A DNA Journey That Led Me to an Unexpected and Wonderful New Family Badgirl Cosplay sketchbook vol.4 cover C The poet retraces past memories

The poet retraces past memories

marriage and death

embracing the power of digital management

their stories of loss and survival by Òother than the enemyÓ is presented within these pages

These are some poems I wrote while on various retreats

Steven, We Need to Talk: A DNA Journey That Led Me to an Unexpected and Wonderful New Family Badgirl Cosplay sketchbook vol.4 cover C The poet retraces past memoriesSteve Vermeulen grew up in a working class family in Iowa, living a life that could be described as normal by most standards. But in 1975, when he was nineteen years old and joining the military, he learned about a long held family secret. This discovery dramatically impacted his knowledge of his family roots. In Steven, We Need to Talk, he narrates the story of his forty year search for family members associated with the man he learned was his