i. Hiking alone, I venture out onto the creek’s rocky outcrops. The water rushes beneath the rocks, beneath my feet, as the birds air their murmurings. The late-Spring breeze twists around my legs, raises goosebumps on my arms. Half a dozen swallowtails dance above the creek’s surface, then part and return, flying past me asContinue reading “Departures”
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Addenda
(cw: overdose death) A kind of process-explaining supplement to the “X annos” piece, plus miscellaneous bits on just a sliver of the memories/thoughts that came up while thinking/writing about grief as it makes its presence known. Some of this is a little raw, so proceed with caution. I. For X annos: I knew that IContinue reading “Addenda”