Valentine's Day: Food Pusher
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Yesterday was Valentine’s Day and a man I just met offered me chocolate. I will now call him a “food pusher.”
Me: “That’s very nice of you to offer, but I don’t want chocolate. Thanks.”
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Love in the Time of Sickness: December 4, 2012
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“If you want to see David before he dies then you have to fly to Florida today.” My estranged sister, Marie, of almost my whole life rattles off like an item on a to-do list as my hand clutches the phone tighter against my ear in disbelief. The muscles around my mouth tighten up…
Read MoreLove in the Time of Sickness: September 12, 2016
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The paramedics arrived two hours after David began choking on his own vomit. His body was stretched out on the wheelchair and it looked as if he was going to slide off any second. His head hung back like a dead flower. His eyes were closed.
Read MoreLove Letters, excerpt: September 22, 2015
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I love this song — because I think of you. And I do. Everything I see and everything I do reminds me of you. Kirby I am just looking for a way to be together and I know I will figure it out. Sometimes in the day today — I had to stop myself from thinking about you because I thought I would get too sad.
Read MoreLove Letters, excerpt: July 22, 2015
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I know what is happening. It dawned on me while I was in the park this morning. The words you give me, the feeling I have with you, what you have done to me, what I have done to you. Everything. Things I’ve never felt before. Things I never knew existed. Love I never dreamed I’d have.
Read MoreLove Letters, excerpt: October 7 2015
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From my desk I can see how neat and clean the apartment is. The dining table is shiny, the laundry is folded, the carpet is vacuumed, the floors are clean, the refrigerator contains things you like, and four cases of 6 pack small bottles of Pellegrino have made their way into their respective waiting areas
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