Confronted by a mental block for remembering details and admitting to being geographically challenged, a North Carolina writer explains his adventure in trying to pay his respects.

"Why I Did Not Make It to the Funeral" by Scott Hooper

True, personal stories from new voices and experienced writers resonating with the themes of the Personal Essay/Story Publishing Projects: &quot;Bearing Up&quot; (2018) and &quot;Exploring&quot; (2019).

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True, personal stories from new voices and experienced writers resonating with the themes of the Personal Essay/Story Publishing Projects: "Bearing Up" (2018) and "Exploring" (2019).

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