At some point or another, we all learn that our parents did not in fact burst forth from their mothers' wombs as the fully formed people who raised us, but actually have their own strange and complicated pasts. We want to read your stories about discovering fascinating and surprising things about the people your parents once were.
Be sure to tag your posts "my parents' secret history." We'll feature our favorites on the cover of Open Salon, and we're hoping to cross-post a few onto Salon as well.
I've updated this Open Call to clarify what we're looking for.
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Michael Humphrey
Charles Yoo
Kerry Lauerman
Joan Walsh
Salon.com
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about someone's parents? really??
heh heh heh.
Oh, I'm kidding.
My mom is really my father and my father, well, he was my really my cousin.
True story.
Go look it up.
**Wanders off mumbling something about cheese for brains and raisins for butts**
Like this, you mean, Emily? ;-|
it will be interesting to see if anyone reveals that they are the son/daughter of someone serving time for espionage.
2. No one is forcing you to write on this topic, and no penalties apply if you don't.
3. While replies could be interesting, I'd much prefer less "dear diary" style prompts in favor of prompts that are relevant to something happening in the world.