Monthly Archives: October 2011

Here’s What Helped

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Merridawn

My father came home from palliative care this week. On his 90th birthday, fifty people all crowded into a restaurant and we read the poems he loved and watched a … READ MORE

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Pinter’s “No Man’s land”

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Merridawn

People exiting the wonderful ART production of Pinter’s “No Man’s Land” pronounce themselves confused. It makes me wonder about the job of art to be clear. Because this play is … READ MORE

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My father and strength, Part 2

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Merridawn

We drive to the clinic, my father lying in the back seat. I ask at a nurse’s station for help moving him. Everyone is busy. I go to the check … READ MORE

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