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Grief

Posted on March 30, 2022 by bookjunkie

I needed to find some distance, before I wrote this post. A lot of it is just too painful, locked away somewhere in my sub-conscience, revealed in my recurring dreams. I understand now that grief is the intense longing. No, … Continue reading →

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Doesn’t Feel like Christmas

Posted on December 24, 2010 by bookjunkie

Sigh….no singer’s voice today can match the beauty of Karen’s Carpenter’s alto tone…. It stopped feeling like truly Christmas when I lost my father, so this song reminds me of him. I am not feeling particularly depressed, because B cheered … Continue reading →

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The One Thing I Wish I Could Tell My Younger Self

Posted on December 1, 2010 by bookjunkie

The one thing I wish I could tell my younger self would be not related to my career, education or money errors, but just this – to not take my father for granted and to have treasured him when I … Continue reading →

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Baby Wants to See the Fish

Posted on April 23, 2010 by bookjunkie

I see the long cradle that could rock from side to side. Sitting up in it, I couldn’t fall asleep. I kept asking to see the fish.  I could only say “fish” and point.  I stretched my arms out into … Continue reading →

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