Ike Texts

9.10.08 8:34pm Me to Kim: Think we need to move party to next week. Does that work for you? I don’t want a hurricane party.

9.10.08 9:13 pm Kim: next weekend sounds better. Hurricane parties suck. It will be Maddie’s day not Ike’s.

9.10.08 9:19pm Me to Kim: For the reals. We are evacuating immediately after [...]

Rabbit Hole

Monday, September 15, 2008
Day 35 on Lexapro.
Day 12 on Lamictal.
written ?? days later.
posted a long time later.
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Today Em asked about her dad. She mentioned his full name, so I thought I had misheard her. But I hadn’t. She clarified by clearly stating she was talking about her daddy.
“Is he still sick?” She asked.
“Yes, I think [...]

Finding Fireflies

Sunday, September 14, 2008
Day 34 on Lexapro.
Day 11 on Lamictal.
written ?? days later.
posted a long time later.

This day, I began to realize that the evacuation was turning into more of a vacation. A sorely needed vacation. First, I slept until 11am. It had been so long since I had done that and it [...]

Storms Never Last

Saturday, September 13, 2008
Day 33 on Lexapro.
Day 10 on Lamictal.
written ?? days later.
posted a long time later.

Storms never last/
Do they, baby?/
Bad times all pass/
With the wind.

– Jessi Colter, Storms Never Last
This morning we woke to watch coverage of the aftermath. It is all so convoluted that it is almost impossible to [...]