Ida Shiplet died on Easter Sunday, the day before I returned home. She managed to beat bone cancer a number of times before it suddenly, after being in remission, came back with a vengeance, killing her in just over a week. I met Ida and her family when I was a new teacher. She came to speak to me about her son. Ida was mad as hell at me because we’d been role playing … [Read more...] about A Good Friend Has Moved On
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Christ in Hiding
I watched my grandchildren for a couple hours and when I left, stopped at Foster’s Freeze to buy a strawberry shake for my cheat day. I used to stop at the Foster’s Freeze when I walked the three miles from elementary school to my home. I had a paper route at the time and had money to buy it. Of course I was young and the three mile walk pretty much burned off the … [Read more...] about Christ in Hiding
For the Love of my Life on Valentines Day!
The filmstrip of my life is beautiful because you are in it. My love for you grows deeper each and every day. I thank God for each breath, for each kiss, for each hug… a reminder that the world is perfect and that kindness, gentleness and peace can exist. Because you embody all of it. For Wendy from Stephen Pasquini on Vimeo. I don’t … [Read more...] about For the Love of my Life on Valentines Day!