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[Father]s’ Day

June 30, 2020July 1, 2020 americangirl22Leave a comment

This Fathers’ Day wasn’t my first without a father to celebrate with. Not by a long shot. And it wasn’t hard. Mom and I called Grandpa, wished him a happy day. We drove back from The Apartment to The House. We didn’t talk about what we didn’t do. What there wasn’t to do. At least,… Continue reading [Father]s’ Day →

Posted in UncategorizedTagged cancer, dad, death, fathers day

Isolation Stories Episode #2: On the Circle of Life

June 16, 2020 americangirl22Leave a comment

It’s so easy to feel stripped of my power. Imagining that violence outside my walls, the violence outside my country, taking place on lands I’ve never seen. Learning about the violence inside my country, taking place at the fast food restaurant down the street.

Posted in Isolation StoriesTagged circle of life, death, helping, Isolation Stories

COVID-19 and Death

May 26, 2020 americangirl221 Comment

It’s so easy to look at the lines of zeroes that turn 100 into 100,000 and feel distantly devastated without grasping what death actually means: the souls gone, the people changed by loss.

Posted in UncategorizedTagged absence, coronavirus, COVID-19, death, loss, pandemic
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