After a difficult weekend at a family graduation, I found myself reflecting on loss, isolation, disability, and the life I thought I'd be living. Sometimes being left to your own devices isn't loneliness—it's freedom.
Tag: Family
Off to the Wasteland Again
A quick trip to celebrate a family graduation turned into an unexpected rescue mission when two wastelanders discovered a lonely Yorkshire Terrier abandoned at a remote Utah rest area. Sometimes doing the right thing is as simple as refusing to leave someone behind.
The Grace Well Runs Dry
A raw letter to my mother three years after her death, reflecting on grief, sobriety, domestic violence, regret, family, military service, faith, and the complicated process of learning to forgive yourself.
When the Heart Falls: Grief, Memory, and the Strange Ways Love Stays With Us
A reflective piece about grief, memory, and the strange comfort of feeling a loved one’s presence long after they’re gone—told through a weekend of reflection, a glowing acrylic heart, and the quiet ways a mother’s love lingers.