Inspiration:
Travel by Edna St. Vincent Millay ( Read more... )

Dad just called. Aunty Angie and Aunty Laura (I think) took him to the doctor because he was still dizzy. They found lung cancer. He's got a tumor the size of a silver dollar on his left lung. My nana is getting so bad that my Aunty Elfa is going to quit work and help them out. That, and they talked about a full time nurse... not sure what the ( Read more... )

I'm sitting at the airport, waiting for my flight. Dreading, is a better word for it. The trip up to Albuquerque was not fun. Between "Get out and exercise" and "Have you called Norm yet?" my mother threw in "You'll be back in three weeks." Immediately my heartbeat goes up. Immediately I begin to get that slight panic feeling I know I'll have ( Read more... )