I found myself standing near Metro Center, though I didn't know it was called that at the time. My butt hurt after hours of driving; it was a relief to finally stand and stretch. A warm breeze carried the city smell - a mixture of bus exhaust, a blossoming of food-related odors, and sweat. With the...

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or (Christmas, part three)

To say that it was difficult to see my grandfather old, toothless, and frail there on a hospital bed would be inaccurate. At some level, I realize that life is temporary, fleeting, ephemeral. Difficult implies an inability to accept, or that this turn of events was s...

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