Writing

Jurassic Parasocial Grief

Waking up and seeing that Sam Neill had passed away hit me strangely hard. “Snap out of it, dude. People die. You will too.” That was the thought running through my head. But… it wasn’t how I was feeling. Being someone who does a lot of research, I took a moment to...

Fifty-Three

Today is January 20, 2019. Yesterday, I turned fifty-three years of age. Level 53.   It’s been nearly a year since I wrote a blog post. I’ve worked on some stories, however, over the past year and hope to start sharing again soon. I’ve also worked on my business,...

Memorial for My Mother

This blog entry comes a few months into 2018 and the first blog I’ve written since my memorial to my dad and his passing last September 2017. Of course, this is a bit of a cheat as I’m actually going to share with you the memorial speech I gave at my...

Dad, RIP

Last Breath My brother, sister, and I sat around the bed our dad lay in watching each breath get more brief and shallow. It had been nearly six days of making sure there was no more pain, but that also meant there was no more ‘dad’ for us to connect with. I watched...