No, say the greedy ghosts. Books for the living will have to wait.
Author: Mimi Chapman: Writing about the intersection of personal and professional life
Professor, School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. I started this blog because I enjoy reflecting on different parts of life and work and sharing that with others.
Broken Things
This post is about my mother-in-law who died on Monday. It is published with my husband’s permission in hopes that is might speak to families
The Things We Do for Love
We arrived at the “Rumble in Richmond” just after 11 a.m. and I braced myself for a long day. Heavily tattooed and long bearded people
School Days
When I was a teenager, my school would receive the occasional bomb threat. The student council donut sale would be relocated to the parking lot
Days of Remembrance
Inside a letter meticulously written, with roman numerals atop each of its eight translucent pages.
Atmospheric Memory
“The air itself is a vast library on whose pages are forever written all that has ever been said.”
-Charle Babbage, 9th Bridgewater Treatise 1837