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: Notes from the Wasteland
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 Expiration Date on Sympathy”
The hardest part of grief isn’t always the catastrophe itself. Sometimes it’s realizing the world quietly resumes while you’re still standing in the wreckage trying to understand what survived.
Ghosts, Grief, and Spiritual Turbulence
A reflection on spirituality, grief, healthcare, and the lingering emotional imprints people leave behind long after they are gone.