Tag Archives: parental guilt

Mixed Metaphors (prose poem)

Posted on August 2, 2016 by jaurquhart

              ©2016 by Jack A. Urquhart For Dillon 03.08.1979—08.02.2013 They say being alive is a concatenation of scenes, the sum of which equals a singular human performance. So it is no surprise that since … Continue reading →

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Afterwords: Reflections on losing a child to mental illness and drugs

Posted on February 11, 2016 by jaurquhart

©2016 by Jack A. Urquhart   1600 words I do not know if I should be attempting this again—don’t know if it’s wise or useful to attempt honesty, especially in prose, on a matter so profoundly life-altering as the death of … Continue reading →

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Word Wishes for Dillon, Wherever He May Be … by @jackaurquhart

Posted on August 8, 2013 by jaurquhart

©2013                                       390 words “Oh, earth, you’re too wonderful for anybody to realize you.  Do any human beings ever realize life while … Continue reading →

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