I've been rereading some of the old posts on this blog and they brought back a lot of memories both good and bad. This past two years has been really rough. My father died in October of 2018 with my mother passing away in December of 2018. They had been divorced since I was a teen and I'm fifty-four now. I haven't seen my father for years and he ( Read more... )

I haven't been doing much actual writing lately. However, this poem came to me earlier and here's the rough draft:

SilenceThere is finally silence ( Read more... )

I have not posted a poem on this blog for a while so I thought I would share one that I wrote on June 11, 2009 at 10:39 pm. The poem reflects a little about what I am feeling right about now.

Death Gently WhispersDeath gently whispers in my ear ( Read more... )

Today was a long day but I survived another family reunion. There were around thirty-five adults, eight kids, two babies and three dogs. Ham was served and at least everyone brought a dessert of some kind ( Read more... )

"I first met Death while I was in Ireland ( Read more... )

My step-uncle, Bud, lost his battle against Cancer this afternoon and his funeral is Friday morning.

From the Wednesday, December 5 issue of Hutchinson News OnlineMary L. Dinsmore ( Read more... )

My father, whom I have not seen in years, called this morning to tell me about the passing of my grandmother, Mary, whom I also have not seen in years. She passed away on Monday, December 3, which is my mother's birthday, and the funeral is this afternoon at two. I now have no living grandparents and I did not know about grandfather Carl's death ( Read more... )

From Steve Jackson Games:

March 9, 2006: Steve Henderson
Steve Henderson, one of the authors of RuneQuest and Superworld, died the morning of March 8 of a massive stroke. He is survived by his wife, Gigi, and their son, Alexander.

Steve was also a partner in DunDraCon, and one of the founders of the Society for Creative Anachronism, where he was ( Read more... )