Monthly Archives: October 2023

Ash and Bone

Posted on October 23, 2023 by Pamela Overeynder

raking fingers through ash and bone my parents        Dusting one day, I picked up the small glass vase that held the last of my parents’ remains. The vase, from Egypt, hand-blown, painted sea blue with gold accents, came from … Continue reading →

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Eulogy for a Red Oak

Posted on October 15, 2023 by Pamela Overeynder

The red oak in our front-side yard is dying. It has been dying for several years of a fungus called hypoxylon. This is not the first red oak we have lost in recent years. After it was diagnosed, I began … Continue reading →

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