This weekend is my 30th high school reunion. Reunions, by nature, make us more reflective. We tend to remember the good times and oft times the incredibly bad times. My experiences over the past two years started the period of reflection earlier for me. As I look back on my “formative” years, what were my...

Today marks 256 days since I last heard Jacob’s voice. Please keep in mind that I am writing from my experiences and thus, I write in the first person. He’s departed from his mom, sister, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, friends, and many more. This is how I see it. Therapy has saved me. Naomi and...

It’s been eight months. No longer do I need to qualify this time-period with a subject. We all know. As long as I can remember, I’ve compartmentalized my life by time periods. I think that’s human nature. What was life before being married? Where was I when I got sober? How was I when Jacob...