Dusty Angels and Old Diaries

Everyone has a story to tell. Most are lucky if they find one person who will listen. This book shares over 40 years of personal diaries that give birth to the unusual story of my life.

When I was three years old, my mother wrote a goodbye note and disappeared without a trace. Her four small children were placed in the custody of the State of New York.

Separated from our older brother and sister, my sister and I grew up fleeing from child protective service workers who only saw a glimpse ...