Tag: Grieve

Four Years Later, We Still Grieve the Loss of Our Business

“I dreamt we still had the shop.” The words are thick coming out of his mouth, and his eyes are shut tight. He is postponing the reality that’ll confront him when he wakes. I’m standing in our bedroom doorway and hesitate a moment before going to him. This is called ...

I Don’t Grieve Trump’s Hatred, I Grieve His Supporters’ Hatred

My Trump-supporting neighbors, family members, and former friends think it has been but my sadness really has nothing to do with him. From the very beginning he’s just been a spotlight. Over the past few years, he has simply revealed clearly the hidden ugliness of the place I call home and the...