Category: Grief & Loss

• First Father’s Day Alone

  2/21/2025

  Tomorrow would have been my father’s 57th birthday. We lost him like so many others in 2020, unsure whether he fell victim to COVID or underlying health issues exacerbated by COVID, but does it really matter? He’s still gone. I still miss him terribly amidst the many reminders that he’s no longer here, like his more ›

• 12-12-2020

  12/17/2020

  I dreamt about you last night. We both knew it was a dream. We even said so. But you held me close while I cried, and I swear it felt more real than I deserved after so long missing you. I cried because it felt so good to be in your arms, even if it more ›

• 2020: Not What We Expected

  9/4/2020

  2020. I don’t even know where to begin. I wish I could say I kept quiet to make room for voices with more important messages to spread. I wanted to. But I also see a lot of voices spreading fear and hate and doubt, and I have been sorely unprepared to deal with all the more ›