In Praise of Uncle BobI started writing this tribute to my Uncle Bob the day after I learned he’d had a heart attack and, though still alive, was in a coma. The…Oct 13, 20201Oct 13, 20201
My Brother’s Last Day: May 21, 2014This is the last story in a series of three about my family members’ last days. It is the most difficult one to tell, and likely the…May 22, 20201May 22, 20201
My Mom’s Last Day: May 21st, 2015Nineteen days before my mother died, she was admitted into the hospital where she’d been in and out of for the past month. I faced the…May 12, 2020May 12, 2020
My Dad’s Last Day: April 23, 1991My intention with these narratives — there will be three of them — is to tell the story of each of my family members’ last day. I’m doing…Apr 24, 20202Apr 24, 20202
J.W. Wells State ParkCrisp blue sky, bright low sun. The creek twinkles to the shore over stones and through culverts. Fire pits lit through the days and…Apr 24, 20201Apr 24, 20201