OYL June 24

It feels like the story of our country has switched from COVID to racism.

So much Newport, Part II

Heading into Memorial Day weekend, Will and I visited Fort Adams State Park. The timing was serendipitous and we benefitted by being able to see a Boots on the Ground for Heroes Memorial, put on by Operation Stand Down Rhode Island. As we walked inside the walls of the fort, we saw a memorial display […]

A loved Trulove

She was 92 when she complained to me, “Everybody here is old.”

Rearview mirror

My heart is broken and I’ve been in too much pain to interact.

Stuck with a needle and burst

If the point of art is to connect to people …or any of a number of remarkable human responses to effective art… You have done it.

Year-old Texts

I miss my Mom.

Dreaming of Mom

So, I guess my heart tries to work it out in the night, when my willpower is not as strong.

Surround yourself with beauty

Beauty often saves my life.

Question Mark

My mother is dying of cancer. From the looks of things, combined with my extreme lack of experience with cancer, or of death, I think she has anywhere from a few days to a few weeks left. Or maybe a month, but I hope not, because this is no life. I wish I had written […]

Chosen family

It was Romain who showed me clearly that chosen family is an intense bond with someone.