If you never had the pleasure of meeting or knowing Luke Bucklin, I’m sorry you didn’t get the chance. As many locals know Luke’s plane was found last night. There were no survivors. If you…
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It gets so hard in times like now to hold on, R.I.P. Alex Chilton
We used to have this really awesome radio station in Minnesota called Rev105. It was my post-college, pre-real-job savior while I worked as a gas station attendant. They had this great little feature they called…
A fitting tribute
“Does it make you uncomfortable when I cry?” I asked Jaycie and Max who were sitting on the couch. “Yeah,” Max shook his head until his curls bounced. “A little.” “I’m sorry,” I said. “But…
Luv of my life
The death of an icon like Michael Jackson is one of those unifying events that reminds us how very much we have in common. I would defy you to find an American thirty-something who cannot…
A few memories of Holy Roller Bob
Ever since reading Kevin Brockmeier’s A Brief History of the Dead whenever I learn about the death of someone I have cared about I immediately want to sit and scribble down every memory I have…
Keep passing the open windows, RIP David Foster Wallace
In John Irving’s novel The Hotel New Hampshire, Lily, the writer, kills herself by jumping out of a window. After her death, the members of her family consistently remind each other to “keep passing the…