My mother told me the news in that “I haven’t had a chance to tell him,” sort of way as we rode with my grandfather to our Sunday night dinner. But as we went in to Immanuel Lutheran Church to attend my great uncle’s wake, I quickly became re-reminded of the power atmospherics play in […]
Life Face Slap
Coming to terms with the death of LeRoi Moore
Oh, LeRoi Moore. Dear, sweet, understated Leroi Moore: I didn’t know how bad my bad day was until my supervisor told me the news: “Did you hear?”“Hear what?”“Your boy, LeRoi Moore, died today.” It was August 19th, 2008. I was groaning over an ex-girlfriend’s birthday and over the thoughts that she was in the city […]