Daily Archives: July 28, 2008

The main fear

The main fear I’m holding in terms of my mother’s pending death is not so much the death itself, painful as that will be. No, the main fear is the ongoing absence of her from my life. It may sound terrible, but I’ve always had an easier time talking to my mom than my dad. …

July 28, 2008 – 2:14 AM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in late night writing | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

Letting go of the small things

Pride comes before the fall. And that doesn’t mean before autumn. I’ve been thinking some today about how important it is not to let the little things bother you. It’s a hard skill to employ. After all, it’s usually the little things that trip us up. It’s rarely the major things that cause fights or …

July 28, 2008 – 2:07 AM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in late night writing | Tagged , | Comments (0)

Time slips by so quickly

Time disappears so quickly. One moment you are spreading pimple cream on your face, the next you’re in your early 40s and worried about when the final call will come that your mom has finally passed away. May sound morbid, that Mom has stage 4 cancer and it’ll be sometime within a few weeks to …

July 28, 2008 – 2:00 AM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in writing | Tagged , | Comments (0)