sharing the darkness

Ten years ago today, I took Will to see The Saw Doctors at Slim's SF and managed to snag this set list. That night, my ears ringing, calves cramping, exhausted and still smiling ear-to-ear, he asked me to spend a "reasonable facsimile of forever" with him (I said yes).

One of my favorite bands, one of my favorite people, one of my favorite venues, and one of my favorite memories.

a stranger's kindness

(image source: everything-starstuff)

I was at the end of flight one of two, desperately hoping to make it home in time, when I turned on my phone to find out I was too late: my mother was gone.

As I sat there broken and crying while everyone was exiting the plane, a fellow passenger quietly reached over, handed me a tissue, gave my shoulder a gentle squeeze, and then moved on. I wonder if they ever knew how much that simple, caring gesture meant.

It still stays with me to this day.