2019 Sucked: My Thoughts on Loss, Grief, and Life After
Throughout our courtship and marriage, Sara always made it a point to remind me how much she loved my butt. It was partly a reference to her favorite tv show Bob’s Burgers, where one of the characters is a butt-obsessed… Read moreFor the love of butt
Oh, my love – I wish I had asked to to tell me more stories – your youthful indiscretions, times you laughed until you cried,times you cried until you laughed, those seemingly small events that ultimately shaped you into the… Read moreThe Library of You
I was faced with this question when I started my 2020 tax return. Talk about a sucker punch… It felt like a lie, to check the “Yes” button – in the eyes of the law I’m no longer married. But… Read moreNo Longer Married?
There was a spark when we first met – the luminous merging of my life To your existence.Both our our lives were inescapably changed – transformed,by love, by curiosity,by connection and hope, by sorrow and fear, and by companionship.My molecules… Read moreOn the Sudden Revocation of our Luminous Merging
I miss having someone to cook for. I’ve been cooking more lately (vs getting take-out/drive-thru), and I’ve made some darn good dishes. Butternut squash soup, a chicken-sausage gnocchi dish, a veggie-filled egg casserole for breakfasts this week, some really simple… Read moreWhen a meal isn’t just a meal
Today is a day where I let my heart dwell with what should have been:BalloonsPresentsZoom birthday gathering in this strange new world. You wouldn’t have really understood,but I imagine you enjoying your first birthday cake. Books – you would have… Read moreTears for the 1st Birthday that should have been