Remembering Derek K. Miller @penmachine on his birthday

Last year I wrote, for the first time, a blog post for my friend Derek K. Miller where I knew I would not get a comment on my post acknowledging it. Derek would read my blog on a regular basis, and very often he would provide insightful remarks on anything I wrote. I miss Derek, and I know that the way I miss him is nothing compared to the way Air or his daughters or his parents miss him. But I didn’t want to let the day pass by without remembering him. Below is the last self-portrait photo he took of Airdrie, himself and me, at Tanya’s wedding.

Air, M and L, Karl and Hilkka – I’m thinking of you today, and sending you love.