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Specs and sparks

Would you believe, my lovable, lovely wife— should I leave first, this grace filled sphere of life— that all the words of love I’ve ever written/said can never/ever become dead? For even beyond whatever life they’ll have within your soul, they’ll also always live within whatever cosmic speck or spark becomes my role. Yes, I Specs and sparks

Bill’s wife Mary Lee dies

On December 26th, 2019, Bill’s loving wife Mary Lee died peacefully at Kaiser Hospital in Oakland. Mary Lee had been struggling with memory, vision, and mobility for several years, and was looking forward to her eventual death. You can read more about her at www.caringbridge.org/visit/maryleetrampleasure

Video from November 11 Memorial Service

Here is a video that captures much of the 11 November 2012 memorial service (the tape ended before we did, but most of the service is here). The initial and concluding poems are in Bill’s own voice, recorded around 2008.

Unicorn

A wonderful horn has the unicorn. We hope he/she didn’t have it before he/she was born. Bill & Mary Lee, March 1989