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The Black Night

I don’t know what to call this. Creepy? Scary? Beautiful? Sad? I don’t know. I will leave a title up to you. Recently, I went through some of the stuff I have at my parents’ house. While going through my things, I found a folder of writing I had done during grades 10-12. I enjoyedContinue reading “The Black Night”

Discovery

Discovery I realized something recently that I’m not sure how to address. I have been doing this subconsciously for the last year and a bit. More recently it has come to my attention anew because I have stopped doing it with some people. I have been pushing away. Initially I felt that this was justContinue reading “Discovery”

I was the Ghost Under Her Bed

Marisa and I shared a room throughout our childhood. We were completely different people. I didn’t mind the mess. Marisa did. Sometimes one of us would want the hallway light on. The other always objected. I was the older, so often what I said was what happened. I was typically more mischievous too, which aidedContinue reading “I was the Ghost Under Her Bed”

The Basics: Walking on a Leash

Welcome to the basics with Scotia! In this series I will write about the basic things that Scotia learned in her first few weeks home. Let me know in the comments if you find it interesting and/or useful! I look forward to connecting with you. Scotia didn’t like being attached to a leash. To thisContinue reading “The Basics: Walking on a Leash”

Flying Lessons

Last month’s post is a hard act to follow. I won’t try to make something that even comes close, but I will share a memory I have with Marisa. When we went to PCS, we used to bus a few blocks away from the school and then we would walk together the rest of theContinue reading “Flying Lessons”

The Inevitable

The last few weeks have been hell. I got a new job, which means the last weeks of my old position were spent in great turmoil – not the way I wanted to leave, but like my mom says, “grief doesn’t warn you”. Sure I could’ve expected that the weeks leading up to today wouldContinue reading “The Inevitable”

A Year to Remember

If the audio above doesn’t work, here’s the written version: “Marisa was a beautiful human. I think that’s a point we can all agree on. She was strong, courageous, and unique. She had her hardships, her battles. She fought with exceptional grace and poise. She had incredible experiences with other humans that those people willContinue reading “A Year to Remember”

The Basics: where did we even start?

Welcome to the basics with Scotia! In this series I will write about the basic things that Scotia learned in her first few weeks home. Let me know in the comments if you find it interesting and/or useful! I look forward to connecting with you. When Scotia came home, she was not ok with nearlyContinue reading “The Basics: where did we even start?”

Thank-you’s

As the one year anniversary of Marisa’s passing nears, I am recalling more and more memories of her last weeks. The one I will share today breaks my heart every time I think of it. For some, this might be hard to read but I hope you do. When Marisa came home for the lastContinue reading “Thank-you’s”

Your Scotia Bank

Here you will find deposits of Scotia’s rescued life (and a few from before we met). Each debit and credit you find here tells a story of a specific interac-tion she has had. Since she approved of our union, she has become much more adventurous. May you receive all the deposits to your joy bankContinue reading “Your Scotia Bank”