AllisonWhat it’s Like When Your Father Dies…Part 1 (Wednesday): Singing the Jeff Buckley Version of ‘Hallelujah’ in the car while crying…35 min read·May 16, 2023----
AllisonPart 8: The Look On Your FaceAs my darling father was dying, he experienced something called Anisocoria. It was after Nina’s explicit instructions that he let go, and…3 min read·Jul 21, 2020----
AllisonQuarantine: a month or something.This painting is called “I Told You Guys I Could Paint an Owl.” I would like to thank the barn owl from Wikipedia who is my muse.2 min read·Apr 18, 2020----
AllisonQuarantine: Day 12We did little shopping runs, and it was a production. We pick up supplies (beer, cheese, beets, mustard, meat). Everything is limited to…2 min read·Mar 26, 2020----
AllisonQuarantine Part 1: Mass ObservationIn 1937, the British government started a project called Mass Observation that was meant to record the mundane life of citizens during…4 min read·Mar 24, 2020----
AllisonRivers Til I Reach YouUnloading dishes in my kitchen in Pasadena with the music on, and boom, I’m collapsing with grief because a song came on we sang a lot, as…2 min read·May 16, 2019----
AllisonPart 9: It Is Raining (Sunday)It is raining and my father’s body is somewhere else.3 min read·Jan 16, 2019--1--1
AllisonIt’s His Birthday“Hello little brother. I’m calling to tell you happy late birthday and I love you. I hate calling people on their actual birthdays because…3 min read·Jan 12, 2019----
AllisonThis bad feelingMy anxiety has been through the roof. It is a privilege, I think, to live in the modern world with all of its luxuries and still have the…3 min read·Oct 5, 2018----
AllisonPart 7: The LastThe last thing my father ever ate was watermelon. I cut up a giant watermelon on Wednesday morning, and I think he had 4 or 5 pieces. From…6 min read·Jul 28, 2018--1--1