Dispatches from a Porch Swing

Dispatches from a Porch Swing

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“A friend died last night.”

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Jen Deaderick
Oct 24, 2023
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A friend died last night. It was expected. So expected that I was worried last week that I would have a scheduling conflict with my aunt’s funeral.

For the last several weeks, I have shuttled between emergency rooms and hospice care and funeral homes and assisted living residences. I’ve sorted through the possessions of the dying and the still living. M…

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