grief blog – family2: the Fasanos
My granny Delores’ maiden name was Fasano. I didn’t know my Grampy Fasano because he died before I was born. I knew my Granny Fasano, but she is no longer with us. She was almost 100 when she died. I have many Fasano relatives, but they will appear in the story. I have a great-aunt […]
blog – grief: Family 1
On my dad’s side of the family, I have seven uncles and six aunts. Uncle Duke is married to Aunt Noelle. Uncle Greg is married to Aunt Kathryn. Uncle Karl was married to Aunt Roxanna, but they are divorced. Aunt Kathleen was married to Uncle Will, but they are divorced. Uncle Randall is married to […]
Grief blog: places 3
There is a seal commemorating the Boston Massacre on the sidewalk because it used to be in the street, but they moved it for safety reasons. Faneuil Hall is a real place that is inside Quincey Market. In Quincey Market, there are stores, restaurants, and tours. We went to an Italian restaurant named Mezzo Mare […]
blog – grief- places part 2
The restaurant where Mark (my boyfriend), my dad, and Uncle Karl had lunch is called Cask’n Flagon near Fenway Park. The Chinese restaurant we went to the next night is called New Mei Garden (I think). The funeral home is called McMaster Funeral Home. The Catholic Church is called St. Francis of Assisi Church. The […]
grief blog – places
The places mentioned in the story are real locations in Braintree, Massachusetts. Fenway Park is a real baseball stadium and the oldest ballpark in Major League Baseball. It is home to the Boston Red Sox. The Residence Inn hotel is a real hotel, not a fictional one. The seafood restaurant, Legal Sea Foods, is a […]
grief blog – setting
The story takes place in Braintree, Massachusetts. Yes, it’s a real town in Massachusetts, not made up. The locations I mention in the story are actual places I have visited in person. The T-Train is an actual transportation system and part of the MBTA (Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority).
grief blog – the story
The story aligns with my music. I’m writing a true story about my trip to Braintree, Massachusetts, for my Grampy’s funeral. All the characters in the story are real people—my family—the crazy family I loved, even though I changed the main character’s name to Hamlet Wolf Noir from my actual name. Some monologues reveal my […]
grief blog – Living My Life as I want to
The song is about how I want to live my life by having adventures, being myself, and not letting anyone tell me how to live. It talks about how much fun I had in Fenway Park and Faneuil Hall in Braintree, Massachusetts. Then it talks about the different experiences I had in Fort Lauderdale and […]
Grief Blog- The T-Train
This song is about the two times I rode the T-Train. It reflects my observations on the T-Train and the characters I encountered. Originally, it was a two-part song, but I decided to combine it into one. The chorus expresses how I felt because I really did feel like I was in Shameless. I wrote […]