Sand Mountain

Generational Trauma

By Amy Deringer RobinsonPublished 3 years ago • 1 min read

Cigarettes at nine

Moonshine runs at eleven

Mama's baby boy

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Amy Deringer Robinson

Amy D Robinson is a reader and a writer from Chattanooga, Tennessee. As a family on the spectrum, the Robinsons do their best to move slow, dig deep, and hunt out the powerful gifts and joys of a sometimes heartbreakingly disordered life.

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