My sister-in-law died last spring from a drug overdose. We found out that the funeral home would seal her ashes in several different urns.
The Urns We Carry
Tag: family
Cry Me a River
Toxic relationships, even those of close family members, need not be tolerated, as our mental health is far more important.
FireFlies
Exploring human relationships and the impact we have on each other as we move through our lives.
One of a Kind
Ricky Gordon, a high school basketball coach in a small town, upon his father’s death, must come to terms with the parent he never respected.
Albatross
“Albatross” is a story about loss, acceptance, and the importance of resilience in becoming a grown up.
Surprise Christmas Gifts
A young girl receives a Christmas surprise.
A Locked Door Being Tried
Mediates on the endless retreat into the self of someone who’s experienced the violent loss of their parents.
Review of Motherthing by Ainslie Hogarth
A review of Ainslie Hogarth’s Motherthing, a New York Times Best Book of the Year.
Rough Ride
“Rose, watch little Al while I go to the store and get a few things for dinner. I won’t be but an hour,” called Jenny Wilkinson.
The Best of Mothers
The overturning of Roe Vs Wade, for an Indian woman looking to the West as a model for women’s rights, this was my honest view.
Booked to Heaven
I wrote this after my mother told her three sons that she was ready to leave this earth after living to the age of 101.
4-12%
A father dealing with his chronic illness and his fears for his young daughter. A mother trying to maintain a sense of normalcy in the chaos.
Song my mother sang
When babe in arms
My mother sang to me
Marilyn In Miles
“Marilyn In Miles” is my attempt to process the loss of my stepmother, Marilyn, who died from cancer last summer.
Please
please do not bleed,
not right now.
Flight AWE613
Michael finds himself reevaluating his priorities and delving into precious memories as the plane he’s on seems doomed to crash.