Kimberly Rooney (高小荣) is a Chinese-American adoptee from Jiangsu Province. She now lives in Pittsburgh, PA, and when she's not working or writing, she's often cooking, crocheting, or running. You can find her at kimrooneywrites.com.

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ESSAY

Red Strings

By KIMBERLY ROONEY

I once wrote that my parents left me no legacy. I wanted to write about the negative space that adoption carves.