I thoroughly enjoyed reading every word of this piece. Thank you for writing and sharing. I am around the same age as you and so many of your cultural references are resonant. The Dead and Digable Planets. Very much a soundtrack of my late teenage years. I am so sorry about your friend Dennis. Your friendship was/is so special. It comes alive on the page. Your writing makes me think about my own tortured, confusing teenage years… and also the special friends who lived through such wild times along with me. Fun was fortunately had in the midst of the pervasive sadness of unprocessed childhood trauma. Thank God for the friends who saw us, and friends that we could see. Otherwise I’m not sure how I would have made it through. ❤️
Love your writing as always. I feel like I just keep saying that same thing. I’ll try to think of a more original comment for next time. And if you want a Sassy tee, lmk!
Dennis is a dream and I think I was at that same Dead show
i think you were too xox
I can see you there passing by me in the masses and I miss you. I miss that version of me too. She had bells on my anklet.
This is stunningly beautiful
I thoroughly enjoyed reading every word of this piece. Thank you for writing and sharing. I am around the same age as you and so many of your cultural references are resonant. The Dead and Digable Planets. Very much a soundtrack of my late teenage years. I am so sorry about your friend Dennis. Your friendship was/is so special. It comes alive on the page. Your writing makes me think about my own tortured, confusing teenage years… and also the special friends who lived through such wild times along with me. Fun was fortunately had in the midst of the pervasive sadness of unprocessed childhood trauma. Thank God for the friends who saw us, and friends that we could see. Otherwise I’m not sure how I would have made it through. ❤️
Love your writing as always. I feel like I just keep saying that same thing. I’ll try to think of a more original comment for next time. And if you want a Sassy tee, lmk!
It’s lovely to hear your story in your disposition.
Thank you Edward