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February 1, 2O25
2O years ago, as my mother was still breathing, I sat behind my computer and typed: “𝘈 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳—𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘣𝘦?”
I was twelve. An hour later, she was gone.
Grief isn’t just measured in years. It’s the memories that stay, the love that lingers. It’s in the stories we tell, in the words that bring her back to me. Writing became my way of holding on—not just to moments, but to her. Whe Read more of this blog post »
I was twelve. An hour later, she was gone.
Grief isn’t just measured in years. It’s the memories that stay, the love that lingers. It’s in the stories we tell, in the words that bring her back to me. Writing became my way of holding on—not just to moments, but to her. Whe Read more of this blog post »
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“If you do feel lonely - let us be alone together.”
― 13 Diamonds: Life Before Death from a Child's Perspective
― 13 Diamonds: Life Before Death from a Child's Perspective
“This was something I began appreciating about life abroad: how much more malleable we become to chance encounters.”
― A Far Cry from Yesterday: Finding Tomorrow in Distant Lands
― A Far Cry from Yesterday: Finding Tomorrow in Distant Lands
“Even the most gilded dreams must eventually give way to the light of day.”
― A Far Cry from Yesterday: Finding Tomorrow in Distant Lands
― A Far Cry from Yesterday: Finding Tomorrow in Distant Lands
“Doubt thou the stars are fire;
Doubt that the sun doth move;
Doubt truth to be a liar;
But never doubt I love.”
― Hamlet
Doubt that the sun doth move;
Doubt truth to be a liar;
But never doubt I love.”
― Hamlet
“This was something I began appreciating about life abroad: how much more malleable we become to chance encounters.”
― A Far Cry from Yesterday: Finding Tomorrow in Distant Lands
― A Far Cry from Yesterday: Finding Tomorrow in Distant Lands
“I told them how I missed her the most on rainy days, and during winters. I told them that the sky hadn’t been as blue since she passed, but as of late, with every mile I traveled and every challenge I overcame, I was getting closer to her, or solidifying her presence within me, and I was beginning to notice the indelible hue again.”
― A Far Cry from Yesterday: Finding Tomorrow in Distant Lands
― A Far Cry from Yesterday: Finding Tomorrow in Distant Lands
“Even the most gilded dreams must eventually give way to the light of day.”
― A Far Cry from Yesterday: Finding Tomorrow in Distant Lands
― A Far Cry from Yesterday: Finding Tomorrow in Distant Lands
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