Living in South Africa has changed my perspective on life and death, remembering and forgetting, the past and the future. It is a world of extremes, today and yesterday.
Everyday Things [memorial]
We are all constantly creating miniature, personal versions of memorials. They are less glamorous than those commissioned by city fathers, but in some ways more complex and storied than these.
Passing [memorial]
I checked my email in an attempt to procrastinate. The subject line was simple, the message brief: Judith Strasser died in her sleep; it was peaceful. I barely knew Judith. Yet news of her death left me grabbing my coat and heading for the door.
