In her essay, “Mom’s Choice,” Meredith Stephens describes how her mother refused the advice of her uncle, who was a doctor, to have an abortion. Continue reading Mom’s Choice

In her essay, “Relocation from the West to the East of Shikoku: Being Shunned by Officialdom and Welcomed by Strangers,” Meredith Stephens recounts meeting a kind Japanese Christian woman on the island of Shikoku. Continue reading Relocation from the West to the East of Shikoku: Being Shunned by Officialdom and Welcomed by Strangers