Perhaps you remember the sad story of umbrella stand: part one. Perhaps you don’t, because really – it wasn’t the end of the world. But it was a birthday present from my sister and I ordered it from One Kings Lane and waited a really long time for it to arrive and then boom. It…
Author: thirdstoryies
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I do this thing, every year, for both you and your sister. I sit down at the computer on the day before your birthday and I reread the stories of your birth and the letters that I’ve written to you throughout the years. I catch myself throughout the day remembering. Where I was that day…
the urge to purge…
…I’ve got it. My house is such a holy disaster and in six days both sides of our family are set to descend upon it. I use the word descend in the kindest, sweetest way possible. We are so excited for the visit, and excited to celebrate F’s birthday together. But the house is a…