A crisis can paralyze you and it can also help shed layers of denial and nonsense that you clothe yourself in because the reasons …
A Shaving Accident
It doesn't require any effort to picture dad looking at my ear and asking me if I want to be Van Gogh. "Dad, I am good at writing …
Life During A Plague
Tuesday morning marked another reminder in how the world has changed. Opened my eyes, double checked my work email and took a …
The Software Engineer’s Divorce
Monday morning began with a mutiny of the household technology so I put on my headphones, turned on an appropriate Willie Nelson …
The Ache Never Goes Away
The Association is singing Never My Love which isn't appropriate for the particular memory of dad that keeps forcing its way onto …
This Is 76…
If we were sitting in Dublin drinking a pint I'd wish you a Happy 76th birthday and ask you to remind me how we're related to the …
Sometimes Fear Will Find You
The 19 year-old at the gym asked me how I developed my calves, "fifty years of walking." My calves, arms and back haven't …
Sometimes You Mourn Alone
When dad died I wondered how I would respond at his funeral because I wasn't sure if I would be a ball of fury/sadness or so calm …
Why Did Dad Die?
I am 50 years-old but every now and then I pass by dad's picture and ask him why he had to die. Sometimes I hear him tell me …
The Last Father’s Day
If I am not mistaken Dad and I got to spend about 46 Father's Days together, more than a decade worth of those came after I …