chordoma dance

The dance is over, as much as I want to stay.  But my partner is gone, and I can't pretend anymore. Many thanks and love to all who h...

Sardines, I would tell Rich.  Compared to you, that's what other men are. Aw shucks, he would say.  Though neither one of us were sure w...

Once before in this space (May 6, 2008) I wrote about being "splinched."  As a reminder for those not familiar with Harry Potter, ...

...the loyalty we feel to unhappiness -- the sense that there is where we belong. -- Graham Greene, "The Heart of the Matter." ...

It is good, and it isn't. It is good to receive a letter from a former student of Rich's, thanking him for his support. It is...

So you must not be frightened...if a sadness rises up before you larger than any you have ever seen. -- Rainer Maria Rilke To those who k...

In the hot early days -- and pretty hot later ones, too -- Rich was my reason to live.  Body, mind, spirit -- all contained in the other unt...