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Maura, there were yellow flowers everywhere. There were all types of them too. I could not name them. I wish I knew all the names of the flowers. And all the names of the trees. And all the names of the constellations. And all the words the Eskimos use for snow. But then there is [...]
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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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Tagged Death, Grandma Veola, James Franklin Pyles, Maura deSouza, Tinuola Olateju
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MAURA CASSIANA DESOUZA June 23 1986 to May 19 2009 Maura would have been 25 years old today. But time is relative, so I will not focus on that. Usually my words are laced with sadness, even when trying to writer her birthday post. I admit, I suck at being happy when it’s the birthday [...]