JULY 19, 1979

Of all the things I have done, I have only once felt like I betrayed the female ancestors. Only once. And that was when I had the abortion. I felt like they wouldn’t be able to understand how I could, or why. But I also felt like they couldn’t understand my circumstances. Times too different; demands too different. So I apologized to their spirits and veered off the path long enough to do what I had to do. I think I could convince them to forgive me.