Tag Archives: death

I’m Becoming My Dad

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You expect the phone to ring any moment. Something happens and you can hear yourself saying the same phrase they did. You pull on a sweater and notice that it’s exactly the color they wore. You haven’t celebrated their birthday … Continue reading →

Cemetery Prayers

Rick Hamlin Posted on by

I’ve always loved visiting cemeteries. They don’t seem morbid or sad to me, with their rows of weather-beaten gravestones and marble angels ascending plinths and resting on tombs, but they feel like prayerful places. On Sunday I visited the old cemetery … Continue reading →