For days and days, the rain beat its fists on the roof of our house evidence of the terrible mistake God had made. Each morning, when I woke I listened for the tireless pounding, looked at the drear through the window and was relieved that at least the sun had the decency to stay the hell away from us.

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  • Death — Contemplations on mortality, loss, and the legacy we leave

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