Love, Grief, and Finding Happiness

  • Happy Birthday Mom

    I’ve always seen happiness as a privilege—something just out of reach for someone like me, someone who has only ever longed for safety. I spent a lifetime searching for protection because I grew up without it. But for the first time, I feel like I can want for more. I see now that happiness isn’t…

    J. B. Pitman

  • A letter to a dying dog…

    Dear Dog, You came into our lives already a few years old, carrying a story that Mom couldn’t resist. The family who had you needed to rehome you—a tiny, protective, and scared little dog—because they were adopting children. The moment Mom heard your story, she fell in love. I, on the other hand, was immediately…

    J. B. Pitman