Embrace the Suck Archives : Winter Warrior

SPIRITUS INVICTUS—UNCONQUERABLE SPIRIT

Behind, or one lap ahead? There are instances in life that we may feel we […]

As my boi would always say, “Ain’t gonna lie…,” before unpacking what was on his […]

As I try and integrate myself into the here and now, I am reminded of […]

When Josie died, I was overwhelmed with thoughts of, “How do I do this?!!!” Every […]

Lucid dreams by night often become blurry by dawn, and the light of a new […]

At what point do we progress from merely “riding the ride” to actually enjoying it? […]

In grief, we unwittingly tend to tip-toe around certain subjects, events, memories, people, places, and […]

There is, indeed, no feeling quite as unsettling as no feeling… When numbness prevails, I […]

So much has been written on grief—the things I write are nothing new. I know […]

Uninvited Guest is a small piece I composed several months after Josie’s passing. It took […]

These writings probably seem random and scattered to those inexperienced with grief, but to those […]

It has been a never ending journey since my precious baby girl passed—just over two […]