This is the girl whose damn fool of a boyfriend doesn�t appreciate her. (She�s dressed up in her Halloween costume � Surrender, Dorothy!)

This is the gift my brother, Mike (Mark�s identical twin), gave to everyone for Christmas � containers of Mark�s ashes.

The silver heart is a locket I bought to hold some of the ashes. Mark�s spirit is with me wherever I go, and now a more tangible part of him will be, as well.