Facing the Holidays Alone

Every day can be special. Determine now to make it so.

Cat Strav
Crow’s Feet
Published in
3 min readNov 17, 2023

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A man lays on his back looking up through the branches of a Christmas tree.
Photo by Artem Kniaz on Unsplash

It’s coming, like a tsunami, gaining size and momentum right after Halloween. The holidays are rolling out in stores everywhere — displays, trees, toys!

After 35 years in a dead marriage, my four kids scattered across the country, I find myself contemplating another Christmas alone. It is not a pleasant…

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Cat Strav
Crow’s Feet

Yogi. Wordsmith. Hutch Pup. Diagnosed with I.O. (idiotic optimism) since an early age.