an explantion for an invetiable absence

I've contemplated writing this, but due to the nature of this I'm a little reserved about it.I will give you whatever details I feel I can.

on Tuesday of this week, my grandmother on my mothers side, passed away at the age of 87.i was not their for her passing, but my mother was.I shall confess I didn't know her that well, but she was not a stranger to me, as I had the pleasure of knowing her.

due to this, I will be heading to Michigan to attend the wake and funeral. It'll be the first funeral in memory that I've attended. I'll return by Monday.

in truth, I'm not devastated by a sense of mourning, but rather a bizarre state of limbo. there is a sadness in that I suppose, but I won't bother you with grim emotional tangents.

I ask only for your patience and understading in this matter. and you won't need to worry aobut any request. and for my more devoted readers, I assure you gallowglass is still in the works.

I do not post this news in an attempt to exploit her life's legacy or memory for emotional sympathy, I post this only because I feel I must express this.

I suppose i'll finish this by saying this.

towards the end, I think all we can ask for is no regrets.

Peace be the journey
-M.C