“At the end of the 20th century, I ceased to be a human being.” Those are the words of songwriter Nick Cave, the intro to a docudrama he produced over a decade ago. It’s a wonder I remember anything from that film, though the onslaught of media was […]
To the new owners of our former house: Congratulations on your new place! We have no doubt it will serve your family well. May your time there be long and joyful. It would be irresponsible of me not to inform you that your home is haunted by a […]
Nostalgia will rob you again and again, starting at the dawn of a memorable experience, when melancholy casts its shadow and whispers, you’re going to miss this, dear one. This is something I fell victim to as a young father, when I found myself blubbering on a therapist’s […]
When I was very young, someone prophesied over me: You shall be like a pillar, strong enough to support a building, and when the building shakes, even should other pillars weaken and break, you will remain strong enough to keep the structure stable. If the prophet could have […]
She wore a black surgical mask, the nurse with the golden eyes. She introduced herself before I went under, though I couldn’t tell you her name. It was she who later woke me, told me all is well, and the response dropped from my sleepy mouth—your eyes are […]
This road only goes one way: the way it’s going. You can imagine it’s not so, that the road could veer this way or that; perhaps it could even turn backward and take you to places you’ve already been. Remove the idea of could from that notion, and you may […]
I never got to swim with turtles. This was one of lowlights from my first and second to last cruise, a dozen or so years ago. It was to be one of those guided experiences you pay extra for, the kind that are often underwhelming, but I believed […]
“Store up for yourselves treasures in heaven.” I learned that line in Sunday school, but I don’t recall anyone explaining what heavenly treasure looks like. I do remember talk of the divine carpenter building a heavenly home just for me. Maybe the treasure was meant to pay for […]
I got a pug at home who’s feeling lost because I’m out of town. Dogs are funny that way; you could put them on a cold planet in a distant galaxy, and as long as their person is with them, they’re okay. But confine them to a separate […]
I knew a woman once; Beatrice I think her name was. Her final moments so well encapsulated my observations of humankind, I continue to think of her years later. The question came from her soon-to-be widower, “Are you scared, dear?” Beatrice didn’t answer, lacking strength then to speak. […]
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