Tag Archive for Death

The Cabin

I drove up here a couple weeks ago to “get away from it all,” which in my world means I needed to get away from all the calls from people saying “I’m so sorry for your loss” and “Your family…

The Music

The music seemed to come from nowhere. It was a delicate melody, one he’d never heard before. Yet, he was transfixed. He was in the midst of working on his next novel but quickly forgot it. He stood, listening for…

The Funeral

I’ve never enjoyed going to funerals. Then again, who does? Well, actually, when I was a kid, and my grandparents’ friends (and then my grandparents) began passing away, I noticed this one old guy who was at them all. He…

The Retirement

“Why so glum, chum?” Delilah sat down next to her dad. He’d been on the porch for hours, and she was sure he’d not had anything to eat or drink in quite some time, a week maybe. She handed him…