EOL

"Mother" harkens to the memory of home and hearth, but today reminds me that sometime soon, I will no longer have a home to return to.

Pre-Mortum

Mistyping the tense of a mother requires speedy correction, but cannot move quicker than the mind's eye.

Sing a song for the ones who never made it

Will I ever stop missing him?

"Bypass Death" And Do Not Make A Monopoly Joke

Immortality has been achieved by a jellyfish but is it the sort of immortality that most would want?

From Beyond The Veil

I think that if I knew in advance that I was about to die I would use Blogger's new Schedule A Post feature to leave a message for my family and friends a week after my death.

The Intracoastal Waterway Claims Another Victim

Reading the article about my cousin's death makes the entire situation feel real in a way that even attending the memorial service did not.

Sorry - Please Try Again

The universe giving me a sandwich does not really make up for the fact that my cousin was just killed in a boating accident.

“Scratch Any Cynic And You’ll Find A Disappointed Idealist"

All sadness aside and all things considered, I'm surprised his heart didn't fail years ago.

Two Entirely Different Types Of "Alone"

Her father has died and I have been left alone on New Year's Morning but not nearly as alone as she.

It Seems Like Such A Long Time Ago

The smell of the slowly dying Christmas tree reminds me of playing Nintendo when I was little.

I'm Not Scared But She's Making A Mess

I think that my dead neighbor-lady might be haunting my kitchen.

Bonne Nuit Monsieur Marceau

How do you mourn the passing of someone that you already thought to be dead?

Arachnoid Death Spasms

I think that my neighbor-lady killed my writing spider and, if I am able to confirm this, I may never speak to her again.

A Phone Call I Never Anticipated Making

What is the proper reaction upon finding out that someone whom, up until four years ago, you saw several times a week but were never terribly close to has died?

Just Because You Don't Want It To Be True Doesn't Make It So

The Yangtze River Dolphin may very well be extinct now because of the senseless destruction humans seem to spawn everywhere they roam and I cannot help but hope that they have secretly escaped their fate, even as I mourn their passing.

The Small Print Will Get You Every Time

I make the best effort that I am able when it comes to spiders on the walls of my shower, but when I look up and the spider in question has moved in my direction and/or disappeared, all treaties are henceforth null and void.

You're Always On My Mind

After realizing that if I had taken the medicine prescribed for my migraines with the medicine prescribed for my craziness I could have died from internal bleeding, I lost the rest of my already meager amount of trust in the medical professionals in my life.

But Everything Looks Perfect From Far Away

You cannot take the pictures with you.

We Are Not As So Far Removed As We Would Like To Think

Reading about the Kent State Shootings has reaffirmed my fear that the freedoms in the "Land of the Free" are truly more of an illusion than a reality.

Farewell, Dear Friend

Words cannot properly describe the spectrum of emotions I felt tonight when I was oh-so-offhandedly informed that a dog that I've grown up with died several weeks ago and no one had the decency to tell me.