Posts Tagged “stories about my mother”

These Things I Know To Be True.

by Dan Oshinsky on July 25, 2010

Jorge Chávez International Airport is not a fun place to be, especially after midnight when you’re leaving Peru but your flight back to Houston has been delayed yet again. But my delay at Lima’s airport gave me a few minutes to reflect on my recent trip abroad, and especially on a few things that I (…)

A Eulogy for Dexter, the Boykin Spaniel.

by Dan Oshinsky on March 11, 2010

Like many people who I refer to as aunts and uncles, my Aunt Lois and Uncle Bobby aren’t actually related to me. They did, however, have the unfortunate privilege of living across the street from my family when I was growing up, and they had the poor sense to engage my mother in regular conversation. (…)

When Voicemail Accidentally Serves as a Time Capsule.

by Dan Oshinsky on February 1, 2010

The first thing I heard was a weird scratching on the phone, like aluminum foil was being rubbed against the receiver. Then I heard my mother’s voice, frantic. “I must have just missed your call,” she said. This was last Thursday. But I didn’t call, I told her. That didn’t stop her. “No, Dan,” she (…)