Tag Archives: mourning

For Tanis

Posted on Thursday, October 21, 2010 by Avitable

Tanis, It’s not an equal balance, having one son’s birthday on the anniversary of another son’s death. This isn’t the universe setting things right by giving you a child to care for who needs your special kind of love and … Continue reading →

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The methodology of consolation

Posted on Tuesday, November 10, 2009 by Avitable

I stood next to his body with my hand on the back of a woman I’d only met once before. I didn’t even know her first name. I just knew her as his mother. There’s no way to do that … Continue reading →

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For Bug

Posted on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 by Avitable

For little more than a year, I’ve been friends with Tanis, a blogger who’s famous in Canada, which is kind of like being rich in Romania. I mean, I guess some of you may have heard of her outside of … Continue reading →

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Ode to my grandfather

Posted on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 by Avitable

Those of you who follow me on Twitter or Facebook likely saw the news that I posted about my grandfather dying early Tuesday morning. He had been suffering for a long time now, and his physician had been predicting that … Continue reading →

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Rest in Peace

Posted on Saturday, February 28, 2009 by Avitable

You will be missed.

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