An independent journal
Words for the hours
when the world is quiet.
Stories, essays, and reflections on the things we notice only when the light begins to fade.
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The Future We Left Open
She asked if we should marry in ten years if neither of us had married someone else. I said yes. I still wonder what we were promising each…
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The Ones Left Outside
I could respect the decision to keep the funeral within her immediate family and still grieve the goodbye I was not there to make.
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The Person I Forgot to Protect
It is easier to betray yourself than to betray someone else. Sometimes self-betrayal disguises itself as duty, compassion, and decency.
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The Grief No One Can See
What happens when you lose someone you loved deeply without ever having occupied one of the recognized roles that give grief a public place?