Stories from the Heart - The Weekly Service Podcast

(Un)known Kinship | Jackson C. Payne

October 28, 2020 The Weekly Service Season 1 Episode 3
Stories from the Heart - The Weekly Service Podcast
(Un)known Kinship | Jackson C. Payne
Show Notes

Today’s storyteller is New-Zealand based writer Jackson Payne. Jackson’s story is about the different colours and shapes of family, and in particular how a motorbike accident prompted him to become a sperm donor for his friends' kids. Starting with the story of his own father and unknown half-sister, through the different iterations of family he has helped create, Jackson weaves together personal stories that form rich a tapestry of kinship.