Author Archives: jessica

This is Ellen and Sonny. We pass them on the road to my Mother-in-law’s home every time we visit. Every time. Sometimes multiple times a day. Sonny is always on his porch. The only thing that has changed in our … Continue reading →

It looks a bit like a used book store for sad people around here. Every flat surface is littered with something like, Cancer: What good is it anyway?, Grieving your dead sibling, or, Sorry your kid died: Here’s a list … Continue reading →

Can’t they see the hole blown right through me? It’s so huge. I can’t imagine they don’t see it? They avert their eyes, looking at everything, anything, but the hole. How can we even be having this pointless conversation when … Continue reading →

24 days, over 4000 miles, rest stops, hotel pools, Graceland, Aunts and Uncles, Aquarium, swimming, beach, hermit crabs, music, Family reunion, first crush, upside down roller coaster, mountains, G-ma, friends, creeks, exploring, shopping, crying, laughing, sitting naked in the rain, … Continue reading →

weep |w?p|verb ( past and past part. wept |wept|) [ intrans. ]1 shed tears : a grieving mother wept over the body of her daughter | [ trans. ] he wept bitter tears at her cruelty.• utter or express with … Continue reading →