It’s Val’s 45th birthday today. A friend told me she celebrates her late nephew’s birthday each year with his favorite foods: pizza and beer; and sometimes cupcakes. She asked: What were Val’s favorites? Which made me happy to think about. So here are some. Val loved to eat kale and tempeh; halibut Continue Reading
birthday cake
Good job being born, Val Garrison. I celebrate you today and every day. The sun is out, and I saw the first purple nubbin of a lilac bud beginning to open. One of your favorites. Thanks for being one hell of a fine human being. I sure miss you. Brooke got you Continue Reading
pieces-parts: January-February
More jottings from my grief journals. 1/13/14 R asked me about the term “bucket,” and Val using it as an endearment. Here’s what I told her: To be honest I am not sure where she got it. But it seemed to spring up a few years into my knowing her Continue Reading