Death is absence.

Finding a Wedding Dress I am going to a wedding today*. I leave in three hours. It is in Bonney Lake, Washington, 90 minutes outside of Seattle. I am four months pregnant and it was a hell of a process finding a dress to wear. Rent The Runway Only one dress in my closet still fits me…

After Depression Fades: A Return to Laughter I belly laughed today and then realized that I couldn’t remember the last time I had done that. My depression had faded to background noise. A plane in the sky so far away the sound barely registers. At least for today. I was…

“Hello? (hello) (hello) Is there anybody in there? Just nod if you can hear me Is there anyone at home?” -Pink Floyd I say “hello” to 100–501 people every time I go to work. When they leave, I say “bye,” “take care” or “have a good morning/night.” I don’t have…