A very powerful image and a heartbreaking one.

Jun 30, 2021

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…hen we ended the talk, she said she’d like to speak more often. I wasn’t sure what on earth to say. I was listening to yet another huge piece of my life calve away like an iceberg, and go floating out to sea, to melt into the waters of my memories.

With That, a 45-Year Friendship Drifted Away.

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A very powerful image and a heartbreaking one.

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