Whenever I hear the word, I flash back a bit, sometimes for a fleeting moment, sometimes for longer. Sometimes it’s a mindless lyric in a pop song. Other times, it’s a piece of common yet incongruous phrases, preceded by words like “food” and “sugar.” Its use doesn’t bother me, because its basic meaning isn’t […]
Tag: death
The reunion we never wanted
CHICAGO — We came together in a snowstorm for a good cry, or several. “This sucks. This sucks so much.” Our friend Chris died. At age 25. Of a lung infection. After a long battle with leukemia. We had thought he was OK, or at least, assumed that he was fine after he made it […]
Where I’ve been
CAMP TECUMSEH, Ind. — I haven’t had the opportunity to write much during this past week, so in far from my initial aspiration to complete all the #ThinkKit posts this month. Last week, a friend of mine died at the age of 25, and the experience of attending a funeral and mourning with my friends […]
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