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My Full Expression of Grief
On December 23, 2010, I wrote “Hoping for a Year of Magical Living.” An excerpt. “I’m going to need 2011 to be death proof for me. I really need ONE YEAR where no one close to me dies. I’d more so like a Year of Magical Living instead. EVERY YEAR I have gone to a funeral [...]
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Happy Birthday Grandma
VEOLA PARKER September 22, 1925 to August 9, 2009 I hail from a lineage that surpassed my understanding of time. My roots are nameless. I can’t chant your African songs. I only know the southern cries for freedom and liberation. My grandmother’s birthday passed by recently. I always find it difficult to write about her. [...]
VEOLA PARKER September 25, 1925 to August 9, 2009 I hail from a lineage that surpassed my understanding of time. My roots are nameless. I can’t chant your African songs. I only know the southern cries for freedom and liberation. Dear Grandma, I miss your tea cakes. I know I should be over it and [...]