Friend That Are Gone

Remembering friends who’ve passed.
Apr
21
Diana Arens at the board.

Diana.

I should know by now, in 2025, that when people call you on the phone instead of texting, it means someone has died. But I wasn’t thinking, so…
Jan
01
Jeremiah Green.

Jeremiah Green.

I didn’t want to start 2023 on the couch crying about another friend dying, but here we are. I found out in between Golden books. Having just read…
Nov
06
Mimi Parker, Low and the Rain That Always Falls On Days Like Today.

Mimi Parker, Low and the Rain That Always Falls On Days Like Today.

Three inches above the floor, man in the box wants to burn my soul. And I’m tired. I’m tired.  “Is that the truth?” he says, ”the pain…
Aug
06
Goodbye Vern

Goodbye Vern

I just got the text and like so many of my friends, didn’t actually believe it. I was instantly back in my apartment above Drees, hearing him call…
A bunch of essays, photos and thoughts by Pat Castaldo.