InThe MemoiristbyAdam J. BlustColorizing the PastThis is my father and mother, Robert and Barbara Blust.May 26, 20223May 26, 20223
InThe MemoiristbyAdam J. BlustMy Mother and ZombiesAdventures in parental pop cultureMar 18, 20229Mar 18, 20229
Adam J. BlustNot the Viking funeral[Ed. note: I wrote this about a week after my mother died in October 2017.]Feb 7, 20222Feb 7, 20222
Adam J. BlustThe fading landscape of memoryBeen thinking a lot about my parents and our family history as I write about them this week. They were both fascinating people in their own…Jan 31, 20227Jan 31, 20227
Adam J. BlustDon’t be an asshole.[Ed. note: This was written a few months into the pandemic, when assholery was particularly prevalent in the national media. It’s still…Jan 28, 20224Jan 28, 20224
Adam J. BlustI call it grief.[Ed. note: I wrote this two months after my mother’s death in 2017.]Jan 28, 20226Jan 28, 20226
Adam J. BlustThe road goes both ways.[Ed. note: I wrote this soon after my mother’s death in October 2017.]Jan 28, 2022Jan 28, 2022
Adam J. BlustLetter to a friendWe don’t talk about dying or grief much at all in our society. We spend a lot of time pushing it down, denying it exists. That’s…Jan 28, 20221Jan 28, 20221
Adam J. BlustNot the whole story[Ed. note: I wrote this in October 2017 as my way of telling my friends online that my mother had died. I wanted to celebrate her life more…Jan 28, 20221Jan 28, 20221