Tag Archives: Death

My Father’s Birthday, Death Day, and a Possibility

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Marahm

Tuesday, January 18, 2011 Today is my father’s birthday. He would have been ninety years old. He died three years ago at the age of eighty-seven. He died consciously, albeit full of oxycodone. He died with his eyes open, searching … Continue reading →

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The Season Changes

Posted on May 9, 2008 by Marahm

  Finally, after a long and unpleasant winter, the first flowers of spring are up, and we are able to plant the small impatiens seedlings that will grow into large globes of blossoms by the end of August.  My mother has … Continue reading →

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Left Behind

Posted on April 29, 2008 by Marahm

The house is large, very large. My mom and I hear each other’s every movement,  sometimes each other’s breathing.  I never noticed echoes before, but now, dishes echo, books thud, floors sing under footsteps, and closing doors startle the senses. … Continue reading →

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If Worry Could Fix Things…

Posted on April 14, 2008 by Marahm

One day last year, while my parents were vacationing, I ignored a leak from the bathroom on the second floor of their home. A day later, the leak exploded and drenched two walls of the kitchen downstairs. I developed a … Continue reading →

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We Buried My Papa

Posted on March 22, 2008 by Marahm

  My father died Sunday, March 9, 2008.  All five of we remaining family members had a say in funeral arrangements,  but because my father had been a prominent man in business, we had to consider the many visitors that would come from all … Continue reading →

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