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Year Six

Where do I begin? Six years ago I woke up a wife and when I finally dropped into bed 23 hours later, it was as a widow. I was 28,...

Aimee Williams

Jun 24, 20202 min read

I was driving my youngest, Aurora, to pre-k this morning when she said, “Mama, I know why there are traffic lights.” “You do?” I asked. ...

Aimee Williams

Aug 29, 20193 min read

(Chris tasting the rainbow at Victoria Falls, 8/2006) A few evenings back I looked out my kitchen window and saw one of the biggest, most...

Aimee Williams

Jun 23, 20193 min read

(With Aurora, 2019-- age 4) Aurora is currently four years old. She was born five months after her daddy’s death. Unlike her older...

Aimee Williams

Apr 17, 20192 min read

(Spring 2014/Photo credit Joanna Samples) Four years ago today I woke up a wife and when I finally dropped into a bed that wasn’t mine...

Aimee Williams

Jun 24, 20183 min read

Valentine’s Day, 2004: I was seventeen and my boyfriend was eighteen. We’d been dating seven months and for the commercialized greeting...

Aimee Williams

Feb 13, 20183 min read

(Written December 2015) To you, dear widow: On the days when you hold your head high and manage a smile, I'm proud of you. ...

Aimee Williams

Dec 22, 20173 min read

(Written December 19, 2015) It seems as though you die again every night after I put the kids to bed. I do not feel the shock I felt...

Aimee Williams

Dec 19, 20173 min read