Happy Birthday, Dad
August 16, 2025
Roy Diaz & Non-fiction
Yesterday would have been my father’s 74th birthday. Sadly, he only made it to 62. It’s now been almost 11.5 years since his passing and I really
Remembering My Dad, Roy Diaz
March 21, 2025
Roy Diaz & Non-fiction
11 years… Loss is not profound, it is common, it is ubiquitous, it is mundane. I just want to be able to talk to my dad. And that’s it, really.
Now Playing: Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin II
August 2, 2024
Roy Diaz & Now Playing & Music & Vinyl
There are material things that exist to remind us of the people that we loved. Much like anyone else who has lost someone, there are those totems
On The 10 Year Anniversary of My Father’s Death
March 21, 2024
Roy Diaz
Ten years ago, in the dark before dawn, I received a text from my mother that my father had died. I don’t remember the exact time, somewhere around