The Return of Annie to Pi August 15, 2016

Almost Pi is a place where, I think, feelings can be felt more deeply.  They are savored, examined, free from the buzz of the text or the temptation of email or news flashes.  Annie has moved back to California after one year and eight months of a challenging rehabilitation.  The last time I saw her at Pi was New Year’s Eve, 2014, and I thought perhaps I would never see her again.  It is here, at Pi that I can recall the despair of that evening in full, and when I see her here before me once again, I am filled with as much joy now as I was then in grief.