This is why showing up at the funeral matters. Lovely piece, Ann.

… mine for Parkinson’s research. It’s casual contact, he’s happily married and living his best life. But seeing him at that funeral — leaning into someone who knew my backstory that day is a precious gift I will never forget.
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This is why showing up at the funeral matters. Lovely piece, Ann.
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Novelist, essayist, inner space explorer. GRIFFIN SPEAKER, book one of a middle grade fantasy series, coming from Disney-Hyperion in spring 2026.
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