Category Archives: adoptee

Interview with Jessica DelBalzo

Written by Joseph Matheny. Posted on September 24, 2007. Filed under People, Politics, activism, adopted, adoptee, adoption, empowerment, interview, mental health. 5 Comments.
Interview with Jessica DelBalzo Author of Unlearning Adoption Wes Unruh In the September 11th article ‘Unrelated Thoughts’ I covered what I see as the darker side of adoption. At the end of the article, I’d mentioned that I’d ordered the book ‘Unlearning Adoption.’ After reading the book and finding myself agreeing with the underlying [...]

The Yellow Sign: Unrelated Thoughts

Written by Joseph Matheny. Posted on September 11, 2007. Filed under Politics, The Yellow Sign, adopted, adoptee, adoption, bastard nation, colonialism, journalism, myth, perception, sociology, writing. 5 Comments.
Coming OutThis video was embedded using the YouTuber plugin by Roy Tanck. Adobe Flash Player is required to view the video. I’m adopted. It’s a profoundly non-trivial component of my psyche. Other people have family, genetics, a history, but adoptees begin with hearsay, perhaps a story, but often with nothing whatsoever from which to form a perception of [...]

The Yellow Sign: Black Sheep, Lucifer, and other Evil Bastards

Written by Joseph Matheny. Posted on June 28, 2007. Filed under Cinema, Comix, The Yellow Sign, adoptee, black sheep, comics, lucifer, lucifer rising, mythology, review. 5 Comments.
“c’mon little kiddies have i got a treat for you. at first it tastes all yummy, then you start to turn blue” Satan’s Ice Cream Truck, Strapping Young Lad [display_podcast] In this installment of The Yellow Sign I’m going to tell you about Black Sheep, a horror comedy from New Zealand with special effects from Weta Workshops, as well as highlight [...]