Tag: life

• Nothing Gold Can Stay

  Yesterday, September 24, 2025, my last aunt passed away. I only had three to start with and the last one living, my dad’s baby sister, died yesterday at the age of 88. She was seven years younger than my dad, and she grew up in my hometown. She graduated from high school the year I…

  michardillo

  September 25, 2025

  Essay

  death, family, funeral, life, loss, love, memories, Nothing Gold Can Stay, poem, poetry, reading, Robert Frost, writing

• Book Review: The Husbands by Holly Gramazio

  The Husbands (Knopf Doubleday, 2024), debut novel by Holly Gramazio, a writer and video game designer, is an interesting read. I waited for quite some time to get a copy from my local library. I read it quickly, but it’s taken me several days to decide what I want to say about it in this…

  michardillo

  February 28, 2025

  books, Essay

  book-review, books, Choose Your Own Adventure, Christian, death, debut novel, education, faith, fiction, Groundhog Day, Holly Gramazio, library, life, literature, Louisiana, Matt Haig, novel, reading, Sliding Doors, The Husbands, The Midnight Library, writer, writing