Hunting for Golf Balls by Tom Velterop – Part I
Illustration by Tom Velterop
Preface
It is difficult to know where to start. The death of a loved one is more than just one moment, more than just the event of loss itself. It transcends time, and spans landscapes of place and mind. So I had to come at this from three directions. Still, I don’t know if that is enough, and still, I think I have barely scratched the surface. Perhaps I will always be too frightened to confront it head on, but, maybe, the best way to confront something like this is sideways.
by Tom Velterop
About Hunting for Golf Balls
Hunting for Golf Balls is a four-part memoir about loss, and the last refuge of wilderness. It began with not knowing how to begin, and never really ended. You can read the second installment here. The third installment will be published next Wednesday.