The Ordinariness of Grief
My father’s death caused a lot of loneliness in my life, not because I internalized it but because I was frightened and confused by the fear and confusion of other […]
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Benny finished with Carol a little after noon. Really it was nearer to 3 pm but Lincoln couldn’t remember what he’d done since opening. When Benny set the coffee in […]
Adventitious
Your father is dying slowly. What do you give him? The Grateful Dead offer a box of rain, Dylan Thomas offers rage. The devil offers himself a place on the […]
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Christina had a parrot that growled. Cleo noticed it immediately when he visited her flat. She happily waved him inside and took a slight bow, like a doorman for a […]
Adonis
Of Adonis, who is called Thammuz, this tale is often told. The goddess of passion Aphrodite, spying Adonis as a babe in Araby, was so entranced by his beauty that […]
