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View from the Cruise Suite the Day he passed.

The Recap

After multiple attempts, I’ve finally built up the strength to give my recap—to look back at 2024 and reflect on its highs and lows. Yet nothing feels complete. I started this piece two weeks ago, and nearly every day since, I’ve revisited it—writing, recapping, or at least trying to. When I look back on my …

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Forever 78

My Momma said he would’ve made waffles. Maybe even pancakes. For me, he would have made French toast. So today, I made French toast and I’ll probably always make French toast on his day. It was his recipe. It’s simple and elegant like all of his bakes. The classics. The ones you gotta know how …

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Unread

I saw the messages. The notifications scrolled by while I was working, in meetings, or just simply exhausted. It’s a necessary conversation for all newcomers. It starts with the first unread text. Then the guilt of replying days later when I’m present and in the headspace to engage. Most times my watch vibrates, I scan …

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My Rug

There has always been a non-living family member in my home. It was the rug. We loved it. We hated it. We needed it. Our Rug is shaggy and heavy and dark. It never had a name but had already taken shape when I came around. It was square at one point. Rugged and familiar. …

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Hands

Hands. Such a strange thing to always steal my attention, but it never fails. Where some look through the eyes to see the soul, I think that hands tell the truest story of someone’s life. You can say you played sports without uttering your past conditioning ritual. You can say you are a chef by …

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