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Magic

I Don’t Know Where to Start

My mom has been gone from this world for almost two months now. I have this nagging sense that I have to write down all her stories – everything she ever told me, everything she taught me. Because I can’t bear for whatever legacy she has to be lost. To write it all will be cathartic, heartbreaking, and nostalgic. It will be painful. I don’t … Continue reading I Don’t Know Where to Start

ShawnOctober 1, 2021October 1, 2021
Cry

Don’t Wait

This is a love letter to my sister. She is 9 years older than me. Here is what I know: She loves horror fiction. She loves Dan Fogelberg and Kansas and Pink Floyd. Her laugh is the best, and she laughs a lot. Time and all kinds of miles in between us and there is not a day that goes by that I am not … Continue reading Don’t Wait

ShawnJanuary 21, 2020September 29, 2021
Cry

Closer Than You Think

I’ve been thinking about my father a lot lately.  Which I know is kind of a normal thing to do for most people – to think about their parents, whether they are living or deceased.  While it may be normal for most, I’ve never made a lot of space in my heart/brain for thoughts about my dad, minus the times when I absolutely had to … Continue reading Closer Than You Think

ShawnSeptember 4, 2019September 29, 2021

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11.18.21
It's the sacred time for me, the time when I honor the other side of the veil. Last year I didn't have the energy to write, to honor, to express.
8.6.2021
7.8.21
5.15.21
In case anyone was wondering from the last episode, I got my fuschia.

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