People have this unsurprising tendency to come and go from my life- how dare they! In truth, I recognize it happens to all of us. But it’s strange how all the quirks of your knowing them- all The Days That Have Meaning- go along with the person. Except that they don’t really. The memory of [...]
Every year about this time I think of that Christmas years ago; the excitement of having a houseful of family, the first Christmas for my family in years that an actual child would open presents- my then five year-old cousin. There was not one, but two Christmas trees that year. Not one, but two sets of [...]
You always think it’d be a wonderful thing to be told that you’re loved- even better, that you’ll always be loved. You think that, but then when it happens, it’s never as straightforward as the idea would make it seem. Mere days ago, Kit emailed to say he’s moving away- leaving this city, the state, [...]
I had tea with a friend of mine recently, over which she relayed how she’d broken up with her boyfriend of four years. She wanted to commiserate, to rejoice, to make plans, to breathe some fresh air. She knew I’d understand her current state of emotions. She knew I’d be able to relate. And she [...]
For over a month now, I’ve had something dismaying weighing on my mind and have held my tongue (or typing fingers rather) out of respect, then defiance, and ultimately anger. I am losing a friend. I’ve lost friends before and am likely to again, but nothing about it gets easier with age or time. Admittedly, [...]
“I get the sense you think I’m going to up and leave you at any moment,” he said with those piercing eyes that see right through me and that slight southern whisper that I tease him about but really love. “It doesn’t have to be that way you know. I can be the constant in [...]
I walked from the train station this morning, humming a song to myself, smiling at the silly, obese, suburban office park geese, tipping my head backward, eyes closed, breathing in the sunshine. What’s the worst that could happen, my consciousness whispered into my ear. I already know that excitement, the optimism of falling in love. [...]
