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Lose track of time

I sleep past my alarm. I scatter and show up to work 10 minutes late. I come home an hour after I should have. I go to a baseball game or...

I'm scared

I drove forty minutes to pick up my greek great aunt for pizza. I wasn't feeling up to it, but I had already rescheduled once. I used all...

How many times?

“Do you think dad has any hand sanders in the barn?” “How did going to dad’s go today?” How many more times, can I use your name in the...

On Christmas

And on Christmas, I unwrapped my last gifts from you. A portable speaker I found on your kitchen table still in its box. The change...

How much I loved them

I’m terrified of dying and people not knowing how much I loved them. How many moments I cried or stressed because of how important they...

When did I realize I couldn't live without him

When I bought a $12 hotdog in O'Hare. I spent the cost of two flights to see him for only 10 days. In all the chaos around me, I...

My birthday gift

I had a Honda when I came home after my divorce. Due to life, I needed to go through bankruptcy and close my company. My car got repoed...

Gone

I walked up to a crosswalk next to a woman that reminded me of my mom when I was a kid. She was wearing the same time of jeans and tennis...