Category Archives: Family

Meeting Megan in Pensacola

I saw [my roommate] Whitney’s closet open and her dresses, so I started playing dress up. She walked in and saw my [larger chest] in her [smaller clothes]. I ended up in jeans with a dark blue shirt on under … Continue reading

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An Update on My Broken Foot

My foot is one big blister. The whole heel, up the outside of my foot, and the inner pad by my big toe. I hurt worse now than when I first broke it. My knee and ankle hurt from supporting … Continue reading

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A Broken Bone in Pensacola

Sunday night, Dewey was giving me a massage, and Phillip Andre said he could do better. He can. Dewey has little pokey fingers, and he’s always pulling on me. Tuesday, I performed Taps at 2 funerals, and everyone told me … Continue reading

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Happy New Year, 2005!

What a great new year. I got to welcome it drunk on Tiffany’s roof and watch firecrackers from Reunion Ranch. When we saw each other for the first time in 6 months, she jumped on me and knocked the water … Continue reading

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My Third Funeral

[My first funeral, at 8 years old, was for my step-siblings’ mom in Kentucky. My second funeral, at 14 years old, was for a senior classmate and fellow clarinetist in Texas.] I woke up at 8:21 and had to wait … Continue reading

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