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CAST

Yesterday Josiah had a stomach ache. And because my mom was in a meeting, Michael was working, and there was no one to talk me off the cliff, I was 100% sure his appendix was rupturing. I hastily put on my shoes while calling the doctor, telling the kids to get ready because we wereContinue reading “CAST”

HARD

I sat at the intersection in front of the school, with the 8:33 a.m. sun glaring in my window, head throbbing, tears streaming, trying to think which way to turn. Why can’t I think which way to turn? I need to get Zachary. Why is this so hard? I suddenly remembered sitting in the floorContinue reading “HARD”

FEAR

“Nolan, as soon as you eat something and get some fluids in you, you’ll feel like a new man.” “I don’t want to be a new man. I like me.” Today I took Nolan to the doctor. I thought he had appendicitis. He was constipated. Two years ago, I took him to the doctor becauseContinue reading “FEAR”