Posts by Christina Sizemore
Thing(s) 2
by Bill On Sunday after the fire the folks at Service Master were going through the house again, to find everything else they could clean and salvage. I couldn’t face the house that day, so I sat on the front lawn and watched as they catalogued and tagged everything we owned that might be salvageable. I…
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by Bill So, I’ve never really been one to put much stock in owning things. Don’t get me wrong, there were things I really enjoyed and would spend money on to own, but I never thought things had meaning to me. That is, until I lost everything. We were walking through the house on Saturday,…
Read MoreThe List
by Chris I’ve always worked well with lists, there’s something cathartic about scratching something off a to do list item once it’s done, like the mark of a hero who’s just conquered a great nation. I still keep (or kept, it burned) a physical day planner just so I could work weekly to do lists…
Read MoreFriday, The Day I Watched My Nightmare, Part 1
by Chris The alarm went off on my phone, it was time to pick up Issa. I was wrapping up a phone call with a friend and closing up shop for the weekend. I closed the curtains in my office grabbed my purse and keys and walked out the door. It took me 10 minutes…
Read MoreHi, I’m Chris and I’m a Little Bit Broken
Almost two weeks ago, I watched my house burn. I said goodbye to my dog on the front lawn while people watched. I almost lost my husband, who was asleep in the house at the time. Day two after the fire, I borrowed my mom’s computer and I started writing. I’m still writing. And I’m…
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