remembrance – Jeffrey A. Nelson

The Life That She Deserved

I long thought of myself as strictly a cat person. I loved interacting with other people’s dogs, but for my own home, I preferred the company of cats only. To me, they were more independent, more snuggly, and their type of playfulness was what I preferred. Those who consider themselves dog people immediately will beContinue reading “The Life That She Deserved”

Ghosts

Moving from one stage of life to another is never a clean break. We expand our families, we change jobs, we change communities. We may move three states away or from one company to another. But whatever our complete body of work in life has been, including our hangups, our spiritual scabs, our grudges, theContinue reading “Ghosts”

No Perfect Time Book Excerpt: Darren

The following is an excerpt from No Perfect Time: Brief Essays on Life and Faith. Today marks 20 years since the events described in this essay, and I wanted to mark this important day by sharing it. While I was in college, I joined a fraternity. A lot of people who have never been inContinue reading “No Perfect Time Book Excerpt: Darren”