Grief

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Happy birthday Liam

Today, you’re turning 7. I write in the present tense not because of insanity but rather because although your physical being is not with...

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A letter to Liam.

Today you would have turned 6. That sounds so big, you would have been a little boy. It’s easy to imagine what you would be like when I...

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Chasin’ Change - Why we are running 68.8 miles.

On February 27, 2021, me and some good friends will take on the 68.8 miles “Backbone Trail” in the Santa Monica Mountains. The event is...

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A simple date

Sometimes, a simple date, a simple combination of numbers, can mean so much. To most of our generation, it is 9/11. To me, it's 9/3/2016....

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Rest easy Frankie

The saying “Dog is man’s best friend” was first recorded to have been said by Frederick of Prussia in 1789 and there’s a lot of truth to...

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Forgiving Paolo.

Photo: Anna-Karin Nilsson TT/TV4 In the last 72 hours, something strange happened. I pressed “like” on a picture on social media, which...

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Tiny Impressions

Being a parent is a lot of work. Yet, time flies and remembering your child's every special moment is impossible. But this will help !