She Died Young My sister Maggie died in 1971, only sixteen years old. If any of us Dawkins kids was to die young, she was the one who could say she had already accomplished lots in terms of making the … Continue reading
Category Archives: Tributes
August 30, 2014 Dear Papa Jack, It’s been one month now without you, but when last we were together a year ago, we did great – going to the King’s Inn in Bristol, later that week river-banking with Grace having … Continue reading
I’ve mentioned Grace, my mom, in quite a few stories because she’s central to the life I’ve been so fortunate to lead – and how deeply appreciative I am – but she deserves her own story. What a force she … Continue reading
Susan Johnson The end of my thinking myself polyamorous came upon meeting Susan (Suzy) Johnson. I pretty much fell in love on our first meeting. After lunch at the Longfellow Grill, we walked down by the river (the Mississippi) and … Continue reading
Rich Broderick I’ve been fortunate to have a male best friend most my years. I’ve already mentioned Rocky, Lance and Bob. Lance moved to Australia and Rocky and Bob both died young. I first met Rich Broderick when my son … Continue reading