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Aaron Mead

Nov 24, 20235 min

Autism, Individualism, and My "Empty Nest"

Sometimes it feels like a problem that my 22-year-old daughter with autism still lives at home. But was I really promised an empty nest?

Aaron Mead

Aug 18, 20235 min

Eulogy for a Dog

A eulogy for my twelve-year-old dog, Hazel.

Aaron Mead

Jan 6, 20234 min

Were My Ancestors Pro-slavery Preachers?

Bishop William Meade, a pro-slavery preacher, may be my ancestor. My novel, Neither Slave nor Free, alters that shameful family story.

Aaron Mead

Feb 14, 20182 min

Finding Forgiveness in Vietnam

I came to Vietnam seeking forgiveness. Around 1970, when my father was about to be drafted and sent to war in Vietnam, he and my mother...

Aaron Mead

Aug 20, 20173 min

“Have to” or “Want to”?

At the beginning of last school year my daughter made a friend who has had an especially hard childhood. As the year wore on, she learned...