Kelly Salasin

Category: Loss

  • An Apology

    I can’t place it, but I know that today is something other than the day before my birthday–and then I remember: Pearl Harbor—and then Michael Moore posts from Hiroshima on Twitter, saying: In Hiroshima 2 day. Coincidentally, it’s Pearl Harbor Day. I hear from back home the pundits beating the drums again 4 war. Nothing…

  • Black Cat

    As an adult, I’ve never been a pet owner so it’s surprising to realize that one of my best friends– ever–was a cat named “Licorice.” My dad was stationed in Colorado when this wonderful black cat came into our lives. My Aunt Rene found her, meowing from a storm drain. She was only a kitten…