“The questions, hypotheticals, and past haunting me as the father of Balin Miller, who fell to his death in October.”
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My Dad Made the Biggest Jewelled Egg in the World. The Obsession Would Destroy his Marriage, Family and Fortune
“The mad venture – which my mother nicknamed ‘your father’s ego’ – would swallow my childhood.”
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To the Old Man in the Cowboy Costume
“All the parts about me that I hate the most, I got from you. All the parts I love the most, too.”
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Will Dad and I Ever See Texas the Same Way?
“A noted Texas historian and his adult child get behind the wheel to see if they can finally view their home state the same way.”
Posted inNonfiction
A Bike Race, Family, and Loss
“We took turns sitting beside my dad and holding his hand. On the TV in the living room, the Tour raced.”
Posted inHighlight, Quote Posts, Quotes
‘There Are Things You See With Your Body’
“Stepping away, I feel something evaporate, a quantum of my soul, perhaps, burning up on contact.”
Posted inHighlight, Quote Posts, Quotes
When No One Pulls the Trigger, the Gun Is to Blame
At The Trace, Casey Parks tells the story of a Mississippi father seeking justice after learning a faulty rifle is responsible for the death of his younger son.
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His Only Living Boy
Roger Stringer, a father and gun owner in Mississippi, testifies against his older son, Zac, in the shooting that kills his younger son, Justin. Zac goes to prison, but eventually Roger learns that the rifle in the incident — a Remington Model 700 — is at fault.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Story, Uncategorized
Death Rattle: The Body’s Betrayals
Since my father’s death, I dream about descents and falls. How, without warning, gravity has you in its grip.
Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Uncategorized
Death Rattle: The Body’s Betrayals
Since my father’s death, I dream about descents and falls. How, without warning, gravity has you in its grip.