by JAC | Jun 24, 2012 | Dear Audrey, Uncategorized
Saturdays are the worst- I tell the concierge earlier. It is such a long day for some reason…a family day. Audrey and I go to Target where we run into the elderly Chinese widow from across the hall. I suppose Target is what people like us do on...
by JAC | Jun 20, 2012 | Dear Audrey, Uncategorized
Sometimes you write with hope and strength because you know that makes everyone feel better and provides a much more satisfying read, but also because… you are hopeful.Sometimes you lay down a blanket on a cemetery plot and picnic and surprise yourself with...
by JAC | Jun 18, 2012 | Dear Audrey, Uncategorized
It’s odd being on the flip side of a literal holiday celebrating something you are mourning the loss of.It was strange to wake up with that feeling in the pit of my stomach, when I realized others were running into their dad’s room with presents and maybe...
by JAC | Jun 9, 2012 | Dear Audrey, Uncategorized
“There’s no man in our family,” Audrey says to me tonight as she’s laying in bed about to fall asleep. “You mean like Appa?” I ask. “Yeah.” “What made you think of that?”...
by JAC | Jun 1, 2012 | Dear Audrey, Uncategorized
“There is nothing we can do with suffering except to suffer it,” says C.S. Lewis. When it comes down to it- yes. This is how it is. It is seeing the reflection of the top of your cello case in the frame of the wedding picture over our bed...
by JAC | May 29, 2012 | Dear Audrey, Uncategorized
Memorial Day.A Monday.Hot, humid.Thirteen years ago.We met.You are 22. I am 23.”Julia?””Yeah…hi.””Hey, I’m Dan.”Looking forward to meeting again.
