Category: family
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It’s dark now at 6 a.m. Summer has flown by, rich in big moments for my family — love and death and tenderness. And all around us, as always, the great cacophony of the world. Autumn’s coming, chill mornings, heavier skies. Before letting summer go I want to savor a few moments, not the big…
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Losing a loved one opens up space and closes space too. For me there has been a lot of tidying. A drawer here, a closet there. And shoved into the back of a drawer, I came across a folded paper. No surprise there. It was a sweet gift from past me to future me, a…
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My lovely mother Irene died almost three weeks ago. I’ve written about her many times. At 99, she was still lively, playing the piano, discussing politics, enjoying poetry. Her mental sharpness belied her frailty. I had the deep privilege of being with her for the two weeks before she passed. I had no prior experience…
