Welcome to the second of Present Perfect’s Summer Sessions where I share ten things I’m into right now, particularly while on the road with my kids to Las Vegas and then Flagstaff, Arizona to visit my dad. 1. S-Town Podcast If you liked the Seriel podcast from This American Life in 2014, you’ll love S-Town.
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Grief and a Eulogy
I’ll be honest: I am sort of limping along right now. The only thing I really want to do is grieve. Full-time. I would like to be a full-time griever. In a perfect world, these would be the only things on my to-do list – and even these would be completely optional – for as
A Love Story: A 49-Year Marriage Comes to An End
Last Wednesday night at about 6:15 pm, my mom’s heart finally gave up a long, hard fight and she died. The day began dramatically, my mom waking my dad up at 5 am, in the grips of a heart attack. My dad rushed her to the Emergency Room in Flagstaff, Arizona where she quickly received