thoughts from a freckle-faced pisces
“One thing I’ll tell you about Kath. She’s like a teapot. She simmers for a long time but when she blows watch out.” -my dad to Mark on the occasion of our wedding During Mark’s last few months of grad school, he was finishing up experiments and writing his dissertation while I was newly pregnant. … Read more
During the five years Mark and I lived in Maryland, we became more keenly aware and interested in the history of the Civil War. Brutal battles had been waged on the ground beneath our feet, and for a history buff like Mark, it was an opportunity to explore these places. Mark was especially interested in … Read more
“Sometimes we are just the collateral damage in someone elses’s war against themselves.” -Lauren Eden A few days after Mark’s death when I was with my sisters, daughters, and niece on a hunt to try to find guest books for the funeral, I got a call. I did not hear my phone ring initially which … Read more