Existential Cupcakes

We live in a world with cupcakes. It’s true—I’m looking at one right now. Little personal mini-cakes of sugary sweetness, frosting dancing upon a fluffy sponge of goodness.

Oh yes, there are cupcakes.

And there are bad things too. Last week, I was set to write some charmingly funny post when I got word that a person had died. It was a young person, and one of those totally unpredictable deaths that leaves those left behind, staggering in life, groping for answers.

Today, a friend came by to spea...