I have discovered two things about myself since Uncle George died. 1.) I have a mourning routine. 2.) I am a person who needs the closure of a funeral/service/wake. My routine seems to involve spending…
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In Memory of Uncle George
My Uncle George died last night of a heart attack. In that picture up there, a picture of a Polaroid from Christmas 1982, he’s the one with the glasses. My mom scrawled “Mom kids” on…
Nelson Mandela’s Death Makes Me Think of That One Time I Got an A+
I was sitting right here cracking my knuckles, rolling my shoulders, licking my chops, and generally getting ready to write what was no doubt going to be a witty and incisive response to Lorde Sounds…
I went to Google & all I got was this crummy obituary
All I have are his name on my birth certificate and two fuzzy pictures from 1971. I keep those photos in my copy of David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest. I have for years. There’s no…