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Monthly Archives: May 2008

R.I.P., Joan Olive Klima

My grandmother died a month ago in a hospice room at the Gutterberg, Iowa, nursing home where she’d been living for two years. When I heard she had stopped drinking or eating, I didn’t expect I would be there for the end. But with some light encouragement, I found myself with my mother, grandfather and [...]

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Short on time, though not stuff to write about. So I’ve created a holding tank for future (imminent?) posts. >> China Quake: I’m headed to Southwest China in October. And I’m getting my first real glimpse of the place in the midst of an incomprehensible catastrophe. One of my travelmates is following the story a [...]