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“Reports of my death are greatly exaggerated”

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Published: August 11, 2024 16:28

So, while you wouldn’t know otherwise from checking my feed here, I am not presently deceased.

"So, how'd you two meet?" - Part 9

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Published: June 2, 2024 11:04

Tuesday evening, I walked out of my friend’s apartment and just stood in the street. It was 6:59 p.m. The sun was already almost down. I could see only the last of it above the horizon. I can tell you the exact time not from memory but from the timestamp…

"So, how'd you guys meet?" - Part 8

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Published: June 2, 2024 02:45

This is my friend with terminal cancer from Parts 1-7. His name was Jude. He was named after St. Jude although I had no idea his parents were even Catholic. Admittedly, I didn’t know Jude’s father. He lived only an hour away from us, but I vaguely remember…

Closing out the series...

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Published: June 2, 2024 02:25

Hi there, goodhearted people of the Hoarse Whisperings family… My apologies for the delay in closing out the “So, how did you guys meet?” series. The final section proved to be… a lot… mentally, emotionally… and in word count. With that said, the final…

Quick update re: closing section

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Published: May 21, 2024 17:34

Greetings, good people. Just a super brief update re: closing out the “So, how did you two meet?” series… I owe a closing section. I apologize for that taking longer than I had hoped or wanted. It is proving harder to write than I had imagined it would. It…

So, how'd you guys meet? - Part 7

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Published: May 19, 2024 17:21

One Tuesday morning in March, I woke up when it was still dark out and slipped out of the bedroom and then out of the house altogether. The yard was dark enough to only be able to see shapes and shadows and little else, but it was only two steps down to…

So, how'd you guys meet? - Part 6

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Published: May 19, 2024 02:50

She said no. I had gone to all the trouble of interpreting a sequence of minor events as evidence that the universe very much wanted to bring me together with Valerie Bertinelli, but for some reason, had decided to take the loooong way rather than just…

"Beginning our initial descent..."

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Published: May 19, 2024 02:41

Just one incredibly quick note to explain what is coming next/left in the “So, how’d you two meet?” series. I told y’all I’d land this plane and a promise and a promise. This has been an awfully big plane though with a lot of parts. So, first, I’m gonna…

So, how'd you too meet? - Part 5

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Published: May 17, 2024 02:47

In October of last year, I booked a trip to go spend time with my oldest friend in life at the moment when his terminal cancer was taking a downward turn toward end-of-life. He had exhausted effective treatment options but was still in relatively…

[bear with me]

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Published: May 16, 2024 15:02

I know some of you are drumming your fingers on the table wondering where the hell the main course is and where your waiter went. I apologize for the delay. I’m hoping to have Part 5 within the next few hours. This little series has been… a lot. It isn’t…