"I was horrifically embarrassed, corked my tears with a watery laugh and changed the subject; but, there was something inexplicably soothing about being with another Korean woman, who perhaps could understand, without having to be told, the immensity of both my shame and my grief."

Joanne reflects on her own vulnerability. Plus, dreams suffused with the fellowship of Lake Shore Drive traffic in this week’s "Parting Thoughts."

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