Once upon a time, in a small village nestled in the valley of towering mountains, lived a young carpenter named Elias. He had inherited his…

Last week a new reader messaged me on Twitter and said they’d read my last blog post, and hoped my mom was doing well. I realized I hadn’t followed up here with the rest of the story, so here goes. Mom died.

The past month has flown by, and here’s why (plus an update on Mom).