My senior year of high school, my mother took out a quarter page ad in The Buffalo Seminary year book. It consisted of a picture of David Bowie from one of his videos and a message that read:

“Beki, don’t stop ’til you’re done.”

(Famous lyric by the Thin White Duke.)

I dedicate eatingatme to my mother, Patricia M. Dowling Michael, to whom, prior to her passing, I promised a handling of unfinished business so that she could rest in peace. This blog is one avenue I am traveling in order to do that.