Grief is not a linear process. It ebbs and flows, weaves and turns, and loves to play jumprope with its order and availability. These are some thoughts on the first month after I lost my dad.
Read MoreThe Guide
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No Soap, Radio.
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A eulogy for my father. Harry M. Halbkram, 73, of Ewing died Thursday, July 25, 2024. Born in Philadelphia, he was a former resident of Yardley, PA. Mr. Halbkram attended Columbia University Jewish Theological Seminary and was ritual director at NSS Beth-El in Highland Park, Ill. He was the manager of several Radio Shack stores before retiring.
Read MoreIf I forget you, Oh Jerusalem…
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It’s utterly devastating that this horrible thing will only continue to divide and destroy. It has no natural stopping point, no return to normalcy. Nothing resets. This is the new normal and nothing about this is normal.
Read MoreEight Years and Three Thousand Miles Away
Eight years ago, this very week, I took a trip to Los Angeles and pushed myself to be a better photographer for the first time in my life. I’ve been reminded of these memories over the last few days and really wanted to share them again and tell their story.
Read MoreThis is 40
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As of today, I have travelled this vast multiverse of possibilities - of endless outcomes, of connections, of impulses, of ideas, of roles and jobs and purposes, of loves, of losses, of mistakes and learning to grow from them, of living life - for 14,610 days.
Read MoreWerewolves of Austin
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The humidity of Austin’s night air tastes different than the air back home would on a similar night in the summer. The expansively empty Texas sky should be bright with the full moon, but tonight, the Texas humidity has covered everything.
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