In the past year, I've lost one of my best friends, my grandfather, and my illusion that I can keep my family safe. It is that first loss, the one of my friend Lisa who was my best friend in Los Angeles and the woman who gave me a reason to move here from Connecticut when I … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday: My Grampa’s Birthday
This is his first birthday in Heaven. Photo by Kathy Tracy. … [Read more...]
A Month of Reading – Day 14-16, Apology
This is an open letter of apology to the mom bloggers I normally scorn for jumping on the traffic bandwagon after a terrible event makes national news. In the later hours of last Friday, I saw a lot of people posting things on Facebook, trying to gather their blogger … [Read more...]
A Month of Reading – Day 14, Alternative
This is the eleventh post in A Month of Reading Razors pain you; Rivers are damp; Acids stain you; And drugs cause cramp. Guns aren't lawful; Nooses give; Gas smells awful; You might as well live. From the poem "Resumé" by Dorothy Parker, as quoted in You … [Read more...]
November Third
Friends and family had warned me that when the one-year anniversary of Lisa's death arrived, I might be a hot mess. One friend advised me to avoid scheduling anything of importance during the week approaching the date. I did the best I could with that, keeping my evenings free … [Read more...]