My Son Singing "You Raise Me Up"
at His Mother's Memorial

Today's both my son Jonah's 16th and my late wife Nicole's birthday. I had aimed to release the entire recording of her memorial service today, but, alas, editing a two hour video takes far more than two months of work.

Instead, I'm sharing an excerpt. Nicole had asked that Jonah play on the piano and sing "You Raise Me Up" at the gathering. He introduces the song by sharing the ten reasons he loves his mother (he actually gave eleven, but I cut one of them out because it was "misinformation").

I've woven in many photos and videos from the production. Nothing makes me so happy and sad at the same time as watching them together. I hope the same for you to some degree. You can view the video on YouTube or BitChute.

Stay sane, stay real,
John C. A. Manley

John C. A. Manley is the author of Much Ado About Corona: A Dystopian Love Story, the forthcoming All The Humans Are Sleeping and other works of speculative fiction. Get free samples of his stories by becoming a Blazing Pine Cone email subscriber at: https://blazingpinecone.com/subscribe/