Family and Friends

Some things you can't have

I used to talk to my grandfathers as a child and as a young adult. I’m sure many of you did too. Some of your grandfathers may have passed on from the living too. Sometimes it was out loud, as if I was talking to you – though I’d sure as hell make sure you weren’t there to hear me. As a child, sometimes it was a whisper filled with yearning, as if they’d be more…
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Wellbeing

Don't mess with time

The clock is cruel. 3:41 a.m. Apparently it’s never heard of the saying, “if you don’t have anything nice to say don’t say anything at all.” I am awake, craving a protein bar of all things. However, just when I think I’m too alert to sleep, I look at the screen and find three pages of the letter n. Why n? It’s not even on the home row of keys. I fear the…
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