Tag: cancer
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Grief in all its miserable forms
When I make the trip home to Pennsylvania, I am inevitably drawn to my late father’s closet. I stick my entire face into his clothes hanging there and breathe, hoping to catch a trace of him and to feel close. I run my fingers over his button down shirts – one crisp white with a…
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A tribute to Mark Kuller
We were sitting at the bar at Palena, my friend Joanne and me, when the couple arrived. Most likely, I was drinking one of Derek‘s sidecars while deciding what to order to eat. I probably had Chef Frank Ruta’s fantastic burger. A couple then came to stand behind our end of the bar. I think…