Batman
After standing outside for what seemed like a half an hour and holding off our position in the front of the line, we eagerly handed our tickets to the usher and scurried towards the theater for Batman showing in one of Denver’s Downtown movie theaters. First through the doors, we quickly staked our claim, parking [...]
On the bad days, the emotional ups and downs can be intense – even brutal — and it’s hard predicting the triggers. Sometimes, it can be a particular kind of perfume, or a song, or like last night, a simple conversation with a person who knew Craig while at OSU. Whatever the case, the feeling [...]
It’s been a while since I last wrote. I’d like to say the drought is because we’ve been traveling, but really, I’ve lost my words. Some days I feel like sharing, on others, I’m at a loss for what to say, not because life is boring, but rather, because there’s too much swirling in my [...]
To leave Denver was to leave a part of Craig and our lives, but to enter his city without him there waiting for us simply stole my heart. Jill, Diane and I drove into Denver one Wednesday night after having Craig’s Oklahoma memorial service a few days before. Though nothing had changed, Denver’s skyline looked and felt different [...]
Thoughts Across the Calendar
September
A faint smell of pinon floats on the brisk night air as I walk the few steps from my car to Emily’s basement. It’s September and the air smells of “football” (Oklahoma State football). Mom would know what that means. It’s a feeling that lingers in my throat somewhere between my heart [...]
“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan ‘press on’ has solved and always [...]
I’m sitting in my new Denver apartment listening to men jumping on the roof. Someone forgot to tell me that they were going to be replacing the roof before I moved in :/. Details, details, details. Anyway, I’ve been here since Monday night and am at a loss for what to do with myself now. [...]
I don’t remember much of last night. The details are hard to recover as they blend too homogenously with the nights before–nights of restlessness, sleeplessness, and dreams of Mom and Craig. I remember releasing Sam from his “tent of fury” (he digs and digs as if gold were at the end). I remember Maxie pinning [...]
The nights grew long as Craig’s process took hold; inevitably, the day would turn in much before we would, and it’d be “tomorrow” before we’d find some rest. I remember looking out at the twinkling lights from his 31st floor window much like I did when I first “came on duty” back in April. The [...]
Just when you think you’ve seen it all, some soul-deprived jackass robs your deceased mom’s identity and goes on a spending spree all the way to North Carolina. While Jill and I were grocery shopping, we received a call from our frantic dad wondering if we’ve purchased items at a department store or on a certain credit [...]