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Witness Statement

the gospel of mothering and survival — in courtrooms, dreams, and memory

Newsletter · By Starr Davis · Official site

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Sep 28, 2026
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Jul 3, 2026

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  1. Issue · Sep 28, 2026

    The Slow Climb Out of a Five-Year Custody Depression (opens the original)

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    It is like someone telling you to open your eyes after they’ve been closed for so long. Trapped in prayer. Or to eat after days of fasting, or starvation, when you’ve already tasted death so many times.This is how I feel in the mornings, gathering my kids’ faces in my eyes with the eye crust. They are kissing me. My son screaming out his love, all eight… Read more

  2. Issue · Aug 31, 2026

    Kindergarten & My Wild Hares (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Positive tone

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  3. Issue · Jul 3, 2026

    taking the meat, leaving the bones (opens the original)

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