White Hot Grief Parade by Alexandra Silber

Author:Alexandra Silber
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Pegasus Books

Until this letter, it had not occurred to me that we have the capacity to give, receive, and feel love from vast distances. When I closed my eyes and simply thought about Haley sitting in her room in the middle of Paris, I realized I required no letter to remind me of our bond, the letter merely evoked a feeling that was already latent and existing. And, while I could point to Paris on a map, and note that Paris is where Haley theoretically was, I could still sense her friendship, could physically feel and experience her, loving me from afar.

Haley was so far away from all of us, and of course we all felt her absence at the funeral for she was one of us. But from so far away and on a single sheet of paper she taught me that though I may never be able to point to my father’s exact location upon a map the way I could so easily point to Paris, this sensation of remote loving was no different. Haley could not attend the funeral and subsequent bizarre festivities, but she palpably helped me, from afar. I felt her love. And knew she could feel mine. Why should it be any different with Papa?

For this reason, Haley’s letter is now framed and has been in the foyer of every home I have ever occupied in my adult life.

Forever and ever.

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