Glen Finland's Writings
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May.13.2012
Special Olympics: Spirit Magazine
What sort of parent doesn’t want to see their young adult take flight? After all, it’s the natural order of things. It’s true all parenting is challenging, but watching your grown child step out into the world is one of the hardest parts of the job. Still, the stressors are different for parents of young adults with intellectual disabilities. Take my 24...
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You know, everybody's ignorant, just on different subjects.”
—Will Rogers
About Glen
Glen is the author of Next Stop: A Memoir of Family (March 29, 2012) AmyEinhornBooks/Putnam. A former reporter and now a teacher and freelance writer, she received her MFA from American University in Washington, DC. (www.glenfinland.com)
Glen’s Favorite Books
The Things They Carried, West With the Night, Plainsong, But Beautiful: A Book about Jazz, They Came Like Swallows, The Metaphysical Club, Flannery O'Connor...