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Hi, I'm Violet. My mother and my husband were killed eight months apart. These are pieces of my struggle to keep going, alone.
Category Archives: Music On The Journey
Kim’s Birthday: “Still June”
Today would have been Kim’s 45th birthday. I miss him so much and think about him all the time. I still haven’t accepted he’s really gone even though I know he must be. Even though it’s been over five years, … Continue reading
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Five Years: “Without You”
Five years ago, you walked out the door and never came home. That was the day the world stopped for me. I am fading away without you. “Without You” — Beardfish Lately the sky has been so foggy … Continue reading
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Kim’s Birthday: “I’m In Here”
Sick. Depressed. Drained. Been crying most of the week. I’ve slept 36 of the past 42 hours. Today would have been Kim’s 44th birthday. I miss him so much and talk to him every day. I listen to this a … Continue reading
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Kim’s Birthday: Tell All My Friends I Have Gone To The Moon
It’s become harder and harder to talk about Kim being gone, so I became aware at some undefinable point that I’ve shifted almost entirely to talking about him as if he’s just around the corner. It’s probably not a good … Continue reading
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It’s Sundown: “Happy Hanukkah,” “Oy To The World!”
It’s 4:40pm here on the west coast, officially sundown… HAPPY HANUKKAH! Now before anyone asks (I always get several, “Oh, hey, I didn’t know you were Jewish!” responses), let’s get this out of the way … I’m not Jewish. But … Continue reading
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