Aftermath: Quiet Reflections

It’s been nearly two weeks since my wife passed, and the house is finally quiet. It’s just me and the cats now. And, frankly, we’re all enjoying a little peace and a more relaxed pace. From the day she entered hospice care on May 25 to the day following her passing, the house was abuzz …

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Best Crew Ever

Well, folks, here is the post I was hoping never to write. My wife Joyce’s seven-year battle with cancer is nearing its end. And unfortunately it is not the outcome we hoped for. After her surgery for colon cancer in 2017, we all hoped she was cured. But in 2021 it returned, having metastasized to …

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My Lame Excuse

The only thing worse than running is not running. - Walter Rhein As a blogger, sometimes one goes long stretches without posting, and one lesson I’d been taught early on is not to apologize for that. For there are occasionally more important things to do than sit at a computer and spit out 800 words …

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Write On!

Time to take a break from writing about running, in favor of writing about writing. Those of you uninterested in getting into the head of a prospective novelist can return to binge-watching the latest Netflix series, but I hope you’ll give me a chance here. No, bring it on! We can't wait to hear more! …

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