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Grieving The Living

people walking away

I wrote this piece two years ago. After a conversation with a close friend this weekend, it reminded me that many of us, for a myriad of reasons and in many ways, grieve the living… I learned yesterday afternoon my grandfather died.  Grief is complex and complicated. The death of my Grandpa is going to […]

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My First Memory: A Hand Me Down Tale

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I remember the feel of the microphone in my hand. The slick cool feel of the handle. The long fat black cord wrapped through the fingers of my left hand as I bring the mic to my face. I tentatively raise the mic against my lips and begin in a whisper, “This little light of […]

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