death – Introverted runner and other stuff

The darkest day

This one gets its own blog for obvious reasons. 6th grade: Dad died at the age of 41 of a heart attack. So I can write a lot or I can write nothing; it doesn’t change anything and it still has an impact. I have written and talked about this a lot, ironically more soContinue reading “The darkest day”

Christmas Boxes

Each year I take out the boxes of Christmas decorations from the attic. Each year I always say that I will organize before I put them back. Each year I don’t. Whatever A year passes (well 11 months) from when I put the boxes away and when I take them out. A year of activityContinue reading “Christmas Boxes”

What I Did on My Summer Vacation

I was 11 going into 7th grade. Young, yes but I started kindergarten at 4 so that would place me in 7th grade at 11. Seventh grade was the start of middle school, a large middle school where I would get lost in the crowd.My “What I Did During Summer Vacation” story was probably notContinue reading “What I Did on My Summer Vacation”

Always Something There to Remind Me

My father died (suddenly) 40 years ago today. There is a lot to unpack about this but I’ll do some of that later. I found something I wrote soon after he died; it’s not dated but my guess is that it was within a year of his death. I am missing the last page butContinue reading “Always Something There to Remind Me”