Emma Times

These are stories of my daughter, Emma, lost to suicide at the tender age of 17. I refuse to allow Emma, or our lives together, to be defined by this single desperate act. I’m starting this blog to restore the memory, image by image, story by story, of that wonderful, delightful person that I knew. A person who brought me unparalleled joy - the kind of joy you can only bring others when you feel it yourself.

Friday, June 9, 2023

2023 Scholarship Presentation

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  This is the second year back to live presentations of scholarships at the high school awards nights. I have to admit, I enjoyed the respit...
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Sunday, January 3, 2021

Happy New Year

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I have never really liked New Year's Eve. Well, that's not entirely true. When I was little my parents hosted an annual New Year...
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Saturday, January 2, 2021

The Big 6-0 is Coming!

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My 60th birthday is approaching fast. I had hoped this might be the year that I got to celebrate a decade unencumbered by grief or traumatic...
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Wednesday, June 17, 2020

2020 Scholarship Recipients

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Thanks to the COVID-19 crisis, the high school Awards Night celebrations for graduating seniors in Fairfield were not held and we did not ha...
Wednesday, August 7, 2019

To AKR

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On Sunday I relaxed at the beach and finished up Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life by Amy Krouse Rosenthal. The book is a memoir done in the ...
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