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Chocolate Milk: The Nervous System’s Liquid Safety Blanket
An essay about grief, chocolate milk, nervous systems, and the strange realization that the people we lose continue living inside the way we move through the world — even after they’re already gone.
May 18, 2026
Daddy’s Eulogy: Love as Architecture of a Complex System
My dad thought in systems. He rebuilt engines, cleared lanes for his daughters, and fixed everything in front of him for as long as his hands and his mind would let him. When brain cancer became the one problem he couldn’t solve, I learned that loving someone through their unraveling isn’t about fixing what’s broken. It’s about showing up, paying attention, and putting the ChapStick on the table. This is the story of who he was — and who I became because of him.
May 6, 2026
A reflective Christmas poem about childhood memories, changing traditions, and finding a quieter kind of magic in adulthood. A gentle look back at what the holidays used to feel like… and how the echoes of that warmth still shape who we are now.
December 25, 2025
Of Grit and Grace: The Shape of What Stayed
An emotional reflection on grief, resilience, and the quiet strength inherited from a mother’s love—how her presence still shapes my courage and growth.
May 24, 2025
The Blue Umbrella, Baseball, and the Day I Found Jesus
A perfect night at Camden Yards turns into an unexpected meeting with “Hey-Zeus” — a cancer survivor and chaplain — blending humor, nostalgia, and a quiet glimpse of faith.
August 26, 2025