Tre Miller Rodriguez's Blog, page 57

Holly jolly is meeting your boyfriend’s parents &...

Holly jolly is meeting your boyfriend’s parents & daughters at Christmas…no Grand Inquisition & lots of electric scenery.

Watching the boogie-wookie of Star Wars set to burlesque. (at...

Watching the boogie-wookie of Star Wars set to burlesque. (at The Slipper Room NYC)

When the sky is this pretty, you almost don’t mind the sun...

When the sky is this pretty, you almost don’t mind the sun setting at 4 effing 40. Yeah, almost.

"I lost my fiancee on April 19th. Our four-year anniversary was May 20th. We were supposed to get..."

“I lost my fiancee on April 19th. Our four-year anniversary was May 20th. We were supposed to get married on August 9th … endless dates of events that are never going to happen. I’ve been reading all your ModernLoss.com columns and they make me feel like I’m not going crazy and that that it’s ‘normal’ to not care about anything going on around me.

I experience such strong waves of sadness sometimes that I don’t know what to do with myself. I’m so tired of crying, being sad, furious, frustrated. It’s all so exhausting, but I want to tell you that scrolling through your Tumblr and reading your columns have provided a small shimmer of hope. I’ll probably forget this feeling five minutes from now when I’m feeling desperate and alone, but thank you. Thank you for proving that there is life after death.”

- —Jess, Brooklyn

Thanksgiving Day in California intersected family legacies and...

Thanksgiving Day in California intersected family legacies and new traditions: whiskey from my dad’s late father, dinner on china from mom’s late mother…along with the introduction of Mr. Present to my parents and a wine-fueled game of Heads Up.

Sending heart-shaped prayers and condolences to our devastated...

Sending heart-shaped prayers and condolences to our devastated French brothers and sisters. 

Vive la France and its enduring spirit of liberté, égalité, fraternité.

Nov. 18, 2015: Wine, Women + Words

If fearless females, a buncha wine and 4 short author readings are your jam, (or I haven’t yet inscribed your copy of Splitting the Difference: A Heart Shaped Memoir) join me on the Upper West next Wednesday at 6:30 pm. RSVP here by Nov. 13.

BONUS: Alberto’s mother and Mr. Present will be among the guests.

cheers to IRL Tumblr meetings,

Tré

Happy heart-shaped Halloween, lovers!

Happy heart-shaped Halloween, lovers!

Autumn in New York when you’re in love is a film set where...

Autumn in New York when you’re in love is a film set where leaves fall on cue and there’s never a bathroom line and your scarf is just the right kind of warm-but-not-too-warm.

"My sister and father both died unexpectedly this year, within three months of each other. I was..."

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My sister and father both died unexpectedly this year, within three months of each other. I was already working on a book about my challenged relationship with my sister, and it’s changed considerably since her death. 

I recently ordered your book and read it over the past two days. Thank you for sharing it with the world, and with me. Finding pieces of my grief in your writing and in the absurdities of the aftermath makes me feel less alone. Your book inspires me to keep writing my story. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

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- —Katie, Calif.