It is not uncommon for those lucky enough to be born in December to celebrate a half-birthday in lieu of the actual birthday itself. My practice of secretly observing my half-birthday began after Tom’s death. With his birthday falling a few days shy of 6 months after mine, I created an excuse to buy myself [...]

I may have been delirious. Perhaps it was just because it was in the shade. Whatever the reason, this CAT caught my attention mid-run.