Conversations With Myself

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Enzo's Lullaby
In my final message, I say thank you and fare well.
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May 2023
My Leaf and I
In my penultimate post, and final essay, I reflect on Enzo's own contemplation of acceptance.
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a boy (was he)
A meditation on Mother's Day
April 2023
Sailor
As the anniversary of Enzo's death approaches, I sail (again) to, and with, him.
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Leaving Philadelphia
A meditation on time and place in Enzo's favorite city
March 2023
sun moon stars rain
Reflections on (in)humanity on a rainy day in Dachau
Here, There, and Everywhere
I wanted to stop writing about losing my son. I could not.
January 2023
The Long Eclipse
Almost eight months have passed since losing Enzo, and in this essay I reflect on what I was, now am, and one day will be.
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Circles of Grace
A meditation while strolling through a Japanese garden.
The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
As time moves forward, a new past begins to take shape.
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December 2022
Above the Clouds
After six months, the first dream finally arrived.
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A Lesson on Sacrifice
Almost every day I pass the place where Enzo left this world; today it was a new, and deeper, experience.
© 2023 Carlos Alvarenga
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