anniversaries

certain dates stay in our heads. i realized today was an odd anniversary, meaningful to me in its way.

in my author note of my first novel, winter passing, i talked about benchmark moments -- points of memory that change us, places we can recall quite vividly and remind us of something gained or something lost. there's a bench in austria mentioned, a bench above the alpine village of hallstatt. i've been granted five visits to that place, and one little bench has great significance to me. i have other places, and dates. and so today is one of those for me.

i'd love to hear of some of your benchmark moments, your anniversary dates. either comment here or email me.