Thirty days. Fifteen voices. Thirty ways of naming what lingers after the noise fades.
When I started this, I thought I was curating a series. What actually happened was a chorus. Friends, family, e-friends, people I’ve hugged in person and others I’ve only known through screens, you showed up and left pieces of yourselves here. And now this page hums with all of it…
Read MoreMemory is a living thing, shifting shape as time passes. What remains are the vivid moments, the small gestures, the glances and whispers that shaped us. In memory, love endures, teaching us that those we carry with us never truly leave.
Read MoreI used to think legacy was what you leave behind.
A list of things with your name on them. A highlight reel. A resume you can’t update anymore.
I thought it was buildings, titles, photos on somebody’s wall.
I thought it was the stories people told about you over barbecue and sweet tea, with just enough exaggeration to make you sound better than you were.
But here’s the thing about “behind”
it’s static.
Read MoreWhat remains…
A heart that is somehow is still hopeful, imperfectly mended, and ready for being loved properly,
A sense of resilience that life isn’t what happens to you, but what you have conquered…
Read MoreThe tree doesn’t know why I pour coffee at its base. Its branches lean over my mother’s grave. Coffee was her Sunday morning drink. After her Saturday evening wine.
“Don’t break my heart, boy.”
Read MoreEvery September, I get a little reflective. Some people want cake for their birthday month. I want words.
A few times over the years, I’ve invited friends and family to write around a theme, Forever Young, Forty Years to Life, Life Changes. The tradition has been on pause for a bit, but this year felt right to bring it back.
The theme is simple: What Remains.
Read MoreSomewhere between now and not yet.
There’s something about today. The air is warm, but not urgent. The light hits everything just a little softer. I feel it in my chest, not sadness, exactly, but a kind of stretch…
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