REMEMBERING TOMIE on March 30, 2021

1980. Photograph by Kelly Wise in the Wilmot Flat, NH, kitchen.

This afternoon, one year ago, the call came that Tomie had died when an attempt was made to put a feeding tube through his nostril. The effort had dislodged a blood clot.

My greatest fear was that Tomie wouldn’t be given enough time to recover from his fall and the surgery that followed. Greatest fear realized.

One year later, it is inconceivable to me that he is no longer here to create books and enjoy his life.

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