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Nov 7, 202216 min read

Triumph over Tragedy - Chapter 20

The headline on page two in the April 8th edition of the Press Citizen read “Two Die in Single Car Crash.” Dad and his current girlfriend...

Nov 6, 202217 min read

Triumph over Tragedy - Chapter 19

The second weekend of August, Alice and I rode a Greyhound bus into Des Moines to be with Ashley. Liz was in Sturgeon Bay with her...

Nov 5, 202211 min read

Triumph over Tragedy - Chapter 18

Working full-time at Howard Johnson’s with a broken ankle had been a pain in the ass – but there were many things in my life that were a...

Nov 4, 202215 min read

Triumph over Tragedy - Chapter 17

Valentines weekend. Alice invited three of her girlfriends to our house for a sleep-over, Liz helping with preparations for the big...

Nov 3, 202214 min read

Triumph over Tragedy - Chapter 16

For weeks I put off going through the contents of the two boxes I’d found in mom’s closet, uncertain if I would be thrilled or depressed...

Nov 2, 202213 min read

Triumph over Tragedy - Chapter 15

I was shocked to see Mr. Wilkinson walk through the doorway of the funeral home, his presence bringing tears to my eyes for the first...