This is the third and final installment of a series. To read previous posts, please use the links below. On Brotherly Love, Part 1 On Brotherly Love, Part 2 Part 3, and Final: There was one year. ONE. One year where my brother and I rooted ourselves in the same soil of the same state. … Continue reading On Brotherly Love, Part 3
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On the Sins of the Father
I really lost it this morning. As with all things, over something simple, yet irritating. My son is a good kid. Ten years of struggling to find his personality, his voice, his passions constantly buffeted by two strong-willed, opinionated, and sometimes overbearing parents. Two parents who are now "ex-" and "co-" and I am so … Continue reading On the Sins of the Father
On Brotherly Love, Part 1
It's a long story that's led to here. Family trees are just like the trees in the forest. Some are imposing royal structures with deep winding roots and a full canopy of symmetrical branches and lush green leaves. Others are gnarled and knotty, with scraggly twisted limbs that seem to have no relation to each … Continue reading On Brotherly Love, Part 1
A Persistent Thistle 