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Archive for November 2008

Nobody taught me how to grieve.

Posted by: Samantha Gutglass on: November 17, 2008

It’s been five months since my grandfather died, and I’m still hurting. One weekend, we were together for my uncle’s wedding, and the next, he was gone. Just like that. My grandfather was 82 when he died. He lived to see each of his children get married. He formed close relationships with his grandchildren. As [...]

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My love is like ice cream.

Posted by: Samantha Gutglass on: November 3, 2008

“I guess I just need to go out with guys even if I don’t like them.”  Rachel sighed before taking another sip of coffee. I looked at her carefully. She was pretty. She was nice. She was smart. Then I realized that I had been staring at her for over a minute without saying anything. [...]