Category Archives: Dispatches from Life
Taking His Own Good Time to Die
Over the years, I’ve done a bunch of demolition on old houses, owned and squatted. I’ve learned a thing or two in the process. For instance, there are always surprises … Continue reading
Waiting
in between sun & clouds, cold & warm, wind & calm. in between “hours or days,” not “weeks or months.” in between life & death. squarely situated in strength & … Continue reading
Deathwatch
I woke this morning, May 10, in the same homey hospice room as my mom, one of my sisters, and my dad. We’d done a slumber party of sorts on … Continue reading
Picturing Death
Appreciating every moment and sensation on this picture-perfect Michigan spring day of May 9, watching my family, my self, and especially my dad welcome the calm of a picture-perfect death … Continue reading
Hospice Room with a View
Hospice room with a view, where for the first time in nearly nine months of the “cruel and unusual punishment” of severe West Nile Virus, my dad finally experienced what … Continue reading
Comfort Food
My only uncle, Alex (or affectionately, Sascha), was and always will be my favorite uncle too. He was a psychoanalyst and also swore he was a vampire, “nibbling and nibbling … Continue reading
Six Months Under
It’s hard to know what to say or do to mark a six-month anniversary that isn’t something one wants to remember — that almost got forgotten. The human brain is, … Continue reading
Suspended Life
Here in Michigan this morning, toggling between the dilemmas and dramas related to two sick parents whose lives are never going back to wellness, and trying to self-manage (badly right … Continue reading
Anarchic Ethics
One of my sisters, who is also a good and insightful friend to me, asked me this evening, “What’s standing in your way of writing?” Her paid job is helping … Continue reading
Inside Out
In concept-fragments, texted and emailed to myself, I seem to be stockpiling essays that are stuck inside me, swirling around in my head, waiting to be written. The list grows … Continue reading
