Walking With Ancestors

The narrative journey of my Ancestor Work in a blend of spirituality, genealogy, memoir, and magic.

Wednesday, April 11, 2018

My Grandma Pat is Dying

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I laid two candles down. I have a book she gave me that she said was too complicated for her, about religious archaeologists. I put ...
Wednesday, April 4, 2018

Why We Funeral

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The day before Easter, my Uncle Norm died. He was my dad’s younger brother. He lived directly across the street from me. His was the sec...
Tuesday, April 3, 2018

Nine Years After the Gunfire

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Photo by David Marsland, with permission through Creative Commons  It started at 10:30 in the morning.  It was Friday April 3, 20...
Wednesday, March 21, 2018

The Beginning I Saw in the End

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Grandpa and me I was speaking about my accident this morning, and about how my Grandpa Riddle came to me just before I woke in the ...
Wednesday, March 14, 2018

My Mother's Irish Ancestors

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The birds are singing their spring songs outside, despite the snow, and St. Patrick's Day marks our turning towards the equinox. The d...
Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Our Attachments to the Things That Belonged to Them

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Today we put our couch to the curb to make way for a beloved piano. Our apartment is small. We’ve lived in it for over fifteen years so ...
Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Help Me Thank My Skin Donor

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I can’t stop thinking about the man who helped save my life. On October 31, 2015 I was in a freak accident. I was severely burned fr...
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