Today I got a World War One postcard from Estonia. The envelope had a stamp on it that reminded me of the time I didn’t listen to the little voice in my head that warned me to not to be an idiot. I paid for not listening. The few times I ignored that voice, I’ve…
For Tony
April 20, 2014
This post is for Tony. It’s part of the chapter titled “Lessons Learned,” from Ghosts and Ballyhoo. Things Just Might Turn Out All Right When I was sixteen, I died. It was an attack of irregular heartbeat, the primary cause of death from cardiac arrest. Medications have kept my episodes under control since 2007, except…