family stories…
so many versions
of the truth
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Kim Klugh
Kim Klugh lives with her husband in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, where she is an English/writing tutor at a local college. Her haiku and senryu have appeared in Failed Haiku, Modern Haiku, Wales Haiku Journal, Poetry Pea, The Heron's Nest, Frogpond, and Autumn Moon Haiku Journal.
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You’ve captured so much in this haiku. I grew up hearing conflicting family stories, probably because we all see the same situation differently. But it can be painful, funny, and more. I’ve learned some truths from Ancestry.com, but even there it’s someone’s truth.