by Emily Baxter | Dec 10, 2024 | Ripple Effect
Everything seems so possible and so impossible when redwoods surround you: their huge trunks and dizzying heights dwarf and shield you and your son from the rest of the world. I have pictures of him hugging the trees, standing on tiptoes and reaching for the tops. I...
by Emily Baxter | Nov 25, 2024 | Ripple Effect
Dad and I were wrestling right before he told me. One minute we were laughing and tumbling the living-room. The next, I was stone-still but everything around me was spinning. Lurching. Crumbling. I just remember thinking it must be so hard to go—he must have done...