Tag: goodbye

• Let me live that fantasy.

  

    The floor of my shower felt cold when I first sat down, until the warm water and my warm body made it tolerable. Over these last couple years, I’ve learned how to take hot and long showers. Nothing about it is good for my precious planet, I get that. But, honestly, it’s my rookie attempt at…

  ashleyfenker

  October 15, 2016

  childhood, college, death, goodbye, home

  advice, believe, change, college, dreams, fantasy, goodbye, Grief, growing up, high school, home, social media, story, transition

• On saying goodbye.

  

  Dear Leaving, I don’t want you to go. When I wake up, you’ll be gone. I’ll cry over the pot of coffee because you won’t be here to drink a cup of dark roast. I’ll miss you. I love you. Do you have to go? Love, Crying. Dear Crying, Saying goodbye is all about the…

  ashleyfenker

  August 24, 2016

  childhood, goodbye, tears

  advice, change, coffee, family, goodbye, home, seasons, sounds

• What to Say to the Elderly Woman About “Home”

  

  She looked at me, tears welling up to the brim, about to overflow, and she said, “I just want to go home, but I can’t get back there.” “Well, where is home?” I asked. “New England,” she said, her eyes gleaming with delight at just the name of this magical land. “I still call it…

  ashleyfenker

  October 26, 2015

  childhood, goodbye, home, smile

  advice, change, Community, goodbye, growing up, home, seasons, words of wisdom