Oct
12
Sep
20
200,000 souls have been lost to Covid-19 in our country alone.
It didn’t have to be this way.
Jun
22
I’m done with reality. Read More
Jun
09
My doctor’s notes from this day, ten years ago.
My life ended ten years ago. But it’s okay; I got over it.
That morning, I guest-lectured in a friend’s class at MSU, had some pizza with her husband, played a quick round of golf with him, then at 3:30 pm, June 9th, 2010, my doctor dropped a death sentence on me.
His sentence was, “This is not a death sentence.”Read More
Before the funeral, he is curled up in a little ball on his daughter’s bed. Outside, Saturday happens. Lawnmowers whine, trucks bang by; his subdivision is subdivided.
What if you were the only one who remembered The Beatles? Himesh Patel finds himself in that exact position in Yesterday.
2019 and I didn’t really see eye-to-eye, at least in terms of movies.
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Dec
04
The yin and yang of popcorn. Photo illustration by Rodney Curtis
I’m popping popcorn. Standing at the stove, I slowly turn the little handle on our ancient popper as one or two kernels escape the vat. It’s unusual for me to be doing this at this hour, 4:30 in the evening. As the kernels twirl, the emotions swirl behind me.
Oct
15
I’ve been struck, lately, by some beautiful nature I’ve encountered nearby. I generally have my phone, if not my camera, with me. I’m just updating this with more pictures (and video) as they show up in front of me.
Oct
01