PinnedBrendan KingA Letter to DadIt’s been one year since you left us, Dad. One long, weird, twisting year, a lifetime of experiences over in a flash. Four whole seasons…2d ago2d ago
PinnedBrendan KingRiptideHelplessness is a balloon in an eggbeater. The balloon expands, presses up against the wire, almost to the point of explosion, but it never…2d ago2d ago
PinnedBrendan KingHope for a Withered TreeSomeday, I shall grow from a sapling to a tree, and kiss the sky with my fingertips. Young, downy deer will linger in my sweet shade…2d ago2d ago
PinnedBrendan KingSchoolboyThe night before my college graduation, I dreamt of Dad. I was walking along a beach at night. Stars shimmered everywhere I looked…2d ago2d ago
Brendan KingFace DownThere are days when my grief takes flight, and bursts out of my chest with wings. All this pain has finally paid off, I write. My notebooks…2d ago2d ago