Nomad

It is an unsettling thing, this grief. It feels like it’s going to strangle me every night but sleep keeps it at bay until the alarm goes off. As soon as I roll over to stop the beeping it grabs me by the throat as if to say don’t you dare mistake today for an … Read more

The Day He Forgot To Say Goodbye

For the past six weeks, everyone has looked to me for the answer to Mark’s sudden, intentional death. I understand this as I have many questions myself, but what a burden this has been at times. The explaining, the wondering, the conversations that sometimes felt like a casual discussion between friends of the latest episode … Read more

Mark

On the morning of September 4th, my husband ended his life. There was no warning, no chance to beg him to stay. This is what I read at his funeral the following Wednesday. Mark always told me that I should write a book. I was never convinced I had enough material to do that until … Read more