Author Archives: Neil Durso

Funeral of Barbara Durso, 27 Jan 2024 See http://www.hennesseysfuneralhome.com/obituary/barbara-durso for Visitation location, and please note the donation option in the Obituary because there’s no link to it, and note that the Visitation, mass, and catered lunch at 793 Jackson Ave. (must come! see below) are ALL within 1 block of Dursos. Catered lunch across theContinue reading

To seem unbreakable and to wear a fake smile takes enormous energy – energy invested in untruth. Dishonesty. I was dishonest to myself about my unbreakability. I was dishonest to the world by my fake smile. All the while I was burning that energy on untruth, I believed I was being “strong” and courageous. IContinue reading “The Waiting Carrier”

Stitching together some seemingly unrelated sentiments I heard lately… I can’t, or don’t want to be, grateful for my pain. I wouldn’t wish it on anyone. Gratitude for a poisonous person. What an intriguing paradox. Are we not supposed to be grateful only for “good” things? I woke up and forgave them. I think becauseContinue reading “Thanksgiving Heart Stitches”