Yellowstone, Part II: Pillow Fights, Horde Evasion & Camping Cats
In the immediate aftermath of a loss, you may find that you wake without remembering. Maybe it hits you within seconds, maybe it takes whole minutes. Either way, grief will strike. It might hit you like a wayward wave, bowling you over, ripping the air from your lungs. Maybe it’s a quick strike, less cinematic, more […]
Yellowstone, Part I: Grief, Gurgling Geysers & Wolf Songs
I was fresh off the loss of her, hadn’t made it more than 10 hours without a full-body cry and I was probably running from the devastating emptiness of a single-dog house. But, I was there, in Montana. Work sent me there, and I, being an opportunist, added an adventure to the backend of the work. It […]
The short
I had to say goodbye to Sadie, Wolf of my Heart, on June 5th. It has been weeks and weeks, and almost months, and I am still heartsick and aching. I want to tell you the story about her life. I want to tell you how she came to me, what she was like in […]
20 Things I Didn’t Hate In 2020
Blah, blah, blah, 2020 sucked, but it wasn’t all bad, blah, blah, blah, deep thoughts, etc. Here are some things that got me through that dumpster fire of a year. MY RUMPL. A Rumpl is a blanket, but like a really good blanket made for outdoor adventures. It is very cozy, very good and very warm. If I […]
On 9/11, the Flight 93 National Memorial & Remembering
I spent the drive there pushing away the weight of it, singing with the windows down. It was day one of a five-day getaway and I was reveling in it, that good vibe sensation of free, open days spread out in front of me. I let it creep in as I got closer. I stopped […]