2019 Sucked: My Thoughts on Loss, Grief, and Life After
In the words of our friend, Joey Tribbiani, “It is a love based on giving and receiving as well as having and sharing. And the love that they give and have is shared and received. And through this having and… Read moreGiving and Receiving
Learning to love differently is hard. When George died, when Sara died, my love for them did not go away. Before, I knew how to express my love: talking to George as I was lying in bed in the eveninglaying… Read moreLearning to Love Differently
A word after a word after a word is power, according to Margaret Atwood. Is that really true? A word after a word after a word. Do the thousands of words that I have typed since Sara died give me… Read morea word after a word after a word
Sara and I loved playing games – card games, board games, deck-building games… they were one of the primary ways we spent time together at home. I can map our relationship through the games that we played. A month after… Read moreTracing our life together through games
I am my heart’s undertaker. It is a full time job. Before, I never really thought about how often a heart could break, about what work it was to tend to a heart that has been mangled. I watch Shifu… Read moreMy Heart’s Undertaker
Targeted advertising is one of the things that makes the internet go ’round. It’s one of the main reasons why site like Facebook are free. They’ve always been annoying and sometimes creepy, like when an ad pops up about something… Read moreThey are monetizing my grief
It’s been awhile since I’ve written. Life has just felt so heavy… between all the virus stuff and business around quarter end at work, I just didn’t have the energy in me to write, even though I do better when… Read more5 months and counting