Suitcase and Social Security

It’s 10:30. I am completely drained.This morning someone from the funeral home came to pick me up at 7:30 am to go to the social security office, report Dan’s death, and apply for benefits. I got Audrey dressed quickly and brought her down to a...

What Will Become of Us? 7.21.10

Dear Audrey,That’s such a dramatic question no? But it was a real question I asked your dad in the middle of kissing him a few months after we’d met. What we were feeling was so intense that it scared me and I didn’t understand where it was taking...

Do You Remember? 7.21.10

Our relationship was so complex. The passion it began with morphed into passionate arguments so quickly, but it certainly never dissolved. Before you left, we were arguing a lot. There was so much tension and so many questions about our future… how would we...

Exactly the Opposite 7.21.10

After your memorial service, I saw a well-dressed woman with glasses waiting to speak to me. It was the Executive Vice President of digital in the large online advertising company you worked at. You worked there for quite a few years, and most recently, were able to...

See What You See 07.21.10

When I opened my dresser drawer earlier today, my eyes fell on just a few lines of a letter you’d written me that I stuck in there a while back. With all the traveling, someone had suggested you send me handwritten letters while you were away- at least while you...