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Category: Personal reflections
We planted a tree
You dug a well You dug it deep For every wife you buried You planted a cedar tree The best, the best you ever had
Happy Birthday, Angel!
Today is Chelsea’s 32nd birthday. After my wedding in May, I thought she had seemed strong enough to make it until after Christmas but if
Hurricane Ivan: A Decade Later
It’s been ten years since Hurricane Ivan made landfall. I had just bought my house that year and didn’t feel comfortable leaving my new home
The In-Between
Time keeps passing and I’m having a hard time keeping up with everything. I have plenty of posts in mind, I have to work on
A Month
It’s been a month. At 11 o’clock tonight, it has been a full lunar cycle since my sister breathed her last breath and left this
A Mile in Her Shoes: Tori Amos
One of the things I inherited from my sister was several pairs of her shoes. This wasn’t particularly intentional, my momma just started asking me,
Unacceptable Touching
Dear Random Guy in a Bar, It is not acceptable to touch a strange woman in what would be considered an intimate, albeit “innocent”, manner
Season’s Changing
I’m ready for Autumn to make its appearance. Summer has carried an oppressive painful heat, its weight falling heaviest on my heart and they say
Regret
Today was a day and night of tears. It is becoming more real each day that Chelsea is gone. My house is something of a